Dear Zoo Noisy Book

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I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet..." (That's a direct quote from the book) and then I'd pull out a different puppet from the box and bring it to life for a few seconds. It was fun to have the parents and talking kids chant the line over and over with me. And it was even more fun to see the children's excitement when a "live" animal came out of the box. Priceless. Dear Zoo Noisy Book is an interactive play-along edition of the preschool classic. Young children will love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent, and then pressing the sound buttons to bring the story to noisy life: hear the lion roar and the puppy bark! A whole new generation of children will enjoy this classic story about finding the perfect family pet, as it is brought up–to-date with eight lifelike sounds. This review is for Dear Zoo: Noisy Book, which I think is the best of all the many versions and formats. It begins:

Dear Zoo Noisy Book | BookTrust

An interactive edition of the preschool classic, young children will love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent, and then pressing the sound buttons to bring the story to noisy life: hear the lion roar and the puppy bark! The book was first published in 1982. Can you find other books which were published at a similar time? What was life like in 1982? How have things changed? Rod Campbell has been writing and illustrating children's books for over thirty-five years. Best known for his classic lift-the-flap title Dear Zoo, which has sold over eight million copies worldwide, he is also the creator of the much loved preschool character Buster. Ingeniously simple, with touches of gentle humour, Rod's books are enjoyed by children, parents and teachers alike.Dear Zoo” was written as a lift-the-flap board book in 1982, by the Scottish author, Rod Campbell. It is his most famous work, and thirty-five years later, it is still tremendously popular among the under fives in Great Britain, and has been translated into more than a dozen different languages. Parents / older brothers and sisters might have read this book when they were young. Interview them and find out what other books they remember from their childhood. Try to find out information about each animal. Where does it live? What does it eat? What does a zookeeper need to do to look after it. This story is a fun introduction to animals and their characteristics. It is written in the first person, with repetitive sentences. The nature of repetitiveness enables young readers to predict and engage with the story. Regardless. Is it a bit hypocritical of me to be endorsing this book, based on my ethical beliefs that animals are not toys to be swapped, sold on, imprisoned or treated as inanimate objects, blah, blah, blah. Am I delivering a dark, subconscious message of irresponsibility to my child when I read her this?

Dear Zoo - Teaching Ideas Dear Zoo - Teaching Ideas

As children lift the flaps to discover the seven creatures from the zoo that would make problematic pets, they will delight in pressing the buttons to create the correct accompanying animal noise, whether it is a hiss, roar or a ribbit. When I "read" it, I had a box marked "From the Zoo" (as if the kids could read it) and I would just say the same line over and over again: He was brought up in Zimbabwe and returned to Britain where he completed a doctorate in organic chemistry. In 1980 he became involved in children's publishing where he began designing innovative books with interactive elements and repetitive phrases. And the noisy fun does not stop once readers realise which barking animal would be just right to keep at home, as there is a fun activity section that will see them using the sound buttons to answer some challenging questions about what they have just read. The book contains lots of adjectives. Look at photos of each animal and think of other adjectives to describe them.With bright, bold artwork, a catchy refrain and eight animal noises, the Dear Zoo Noisy Book is sure to keep toddlers entertained for hours - perfect for joining in! A whole new generation of children will enjoy this classic story about finding the perfect family pet

Dear Zoo: Noisy Book by Rod Campbell | Goodreads Dear Zoo: Noisy Book by Rod Campbell | Goodreads

Find out about the final animal that was sent by the zoo. Make a poster to teach others how to look after it. The hungry mouse likes eating cheese, the rabbit likes carrots and the monkey likes bananas, but what about the hungry tiger? Find out in this fun and inventive touch-and-feel book from Rod Campbell, the author of Dear Zoo.

Could you write a sequel to the book, which involves someone asking for something but each time they receive a gift, there is something ‘wrong’ with it? As he hasn't ruled out one day becoming a zookeeper, Ben found the premise of this book intriguing; a kid writes a letter to the zoo and gets free stuff. Sounds great, right? After all, he's currently unemployed and can't very well buy his own things, let alone afford a pet. Also there's flaps and those always blow his mind. Rod Campbell's classic lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982. With Dear Zoo Noisy Book children can join in the story with eight interactive sound buttons. But this book has a delightful extra feature. It is a “noisy” book! And I can assure you (because I’ve done this myself) that if you accidentally sit on it, you will find that it might trumpet at you, or chatter like a monkey, or even (and this is a bit scary if you’re not expecting it!) even hiss like a snake! If anyone can talk simply and clearly to little ones about endangered animals and conservation, it’s Rod Campbell, the famed author of Dear Zoo. This lovely flap book is a great one to read together.