Pull this amazing book out of its slipcase, open it, and keep on pulling as the panels clack-clack-clack into place to reveal a portrait of the majestic blue whale. Readers will learn fascinating facts featured on the back of each panel and in the mini paperback book included. The biggest animal that has ever lived on Earth has never been so fascinating! And this groundbreaking new format is the perfect showcase for this immense topic.
The Blue Whale: Flip Out and Learn ANNOTATION Pull-out panels create a representation of a blue whale and provide information about this large mammal.
FROM THE PUBLISHER Pull this amazing book out of its slipcase, open it, and keep on pulling as the panels clack-clack-clack into place to reveal a portrait of the majestic blue whale. Readers will learn fascinating facts featured on the back of each panel and in the mini paperback book included. The biggest animal that has ever lived on Earth has never been so fascinating! And this groundbreaking new format is the perfect showcase for this immense topic. Author Biography: Christine Corning Malloy is an art teacher in New York where she lives with her husband and their three young children.
FROM THE CRITICS Publishers Weekly Created in association with the American Museum of Natural History, two Flip Out and Learn books by Christine Corning Malloy, illus. by Aaron Leighton, introduce science and nature topics tucked into a sturdy slipcase. The Solar System extends into a long panorama of the sun, moon and planets. The backs of the sturdy cardstock panels record brief facts about the solar system, and an attached eight-page booklet offers more detailed information. The Blue Whale pulls out to depict one very large mammal plus accompanying points of interest. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot
Gimmicks are attention getting, and often, with books, may be a deterrent rather than an enhancement. In this new book, the concept works. There are sturdy pages filled with facts about blue whales. They are the kind of facts kids love-"A 110 foot whale is as long as 8 cars placed bumper to bumper . . ." The information has obviously been vetted; the book was produced in association with the American Museum of Natural History. Once kids have been through the book and learned about the size, characteristics, feeding habits, etc. of this sea behemoth, the two end covers made of sturdy board can be pulled apart. The pages, in accordion form, create a great picture of the blue whale. Interesting, fact-filled and fun. A nice choice for any young reader who is eager to learn. Part of the "Flip Out & Learn" series that even lists more books and other resources for more information. 2003, Chronicle, Ages 4 up.
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