The Field Guide To Safari Animals (Field Guides) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
Young explorers embark on the safari adventure of a lifetime with this fabulous faux-journal, “written” in 1924 by fictional naturalist Rebecca Mayhew. Through her journal entries, youngsters accompany Mayhew as she explores mysterious Africa, from tracking lions in Nairobi to watching white rhinos in Pretoria to marveling at the birth of a baby giraffe in Botswana. Each info-packed page is filled with stunning photographs, colorful maps and illustrations, and fascinating facts about African animals and their environment. At the journey’s end, children can assemble the eight animals from 59 included die-cut pieces and then display them on a gorgeous, removable 3-D diorama.
Series: Field Guides
Hardcover: 36 pages
Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books; Act Ina No edition (July 28, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1592237177
ISBN-13: 978-1592237173
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #696,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #291 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Elephants #306 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Explore the World > Africa #357 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Lions, Tigers & Leopards
Age Range: 8 and up
Grade Level: 3 and up
With the majestic elephant on the cover, my son was hooked - the African elephant is his absolute favorite animal in the world. The book itself is very cool - each section is about 4 or 5 pages long and focuses on one specific animal. The "date sighted" is provided and the "field notes" give you the impression you are reading an heirloom book from someone's attic about their grandfather or great-grandfather's safari. Each section has an animal puzzle to put together. These puzzles can be taken apart again. After the entire book is completed, there is a removable diorama backdrop. My 5 year old son told me it was not a diorama, it was a habitat. My mistake, obviously!We put the animals together and set up the background. We played for an afternoon, and then put the animals back in the book. There is no envelope for the backdrop, but that is literally the only complaint I have about this wonderful set. At 5, my son is too young to have read and put the animals together on his own, but the pieces were sturdy enough for us to play without becoming damaged. This set would be great to set up in his room (out of reach to avoid being lost) - something that he will probably get for his birthday (along with the other two books in this "series").I highly recommend this book set for any safari-animal lovers out there. It is very well put together and quite entertaining.Cheers!
Length: 0:50 Mins
This time lapse video shows a six year old child assembling a cardboard zebra from the Safari Animals book. This is her third Field Guide series animal book and she loved all of them. As you can see, she did the zebra assembly by herself with a little adult help removing the cardboard slivers from the notches. The video was taken using the camera on a Motorola Xoom tablet computer.
My 7 year old granddaughter had no trouble putting these together all by herself and loved to read the stories about the Rain Forest and Safari - the 2 books I purchased for her. Her second grade class has been studying these areas and these books enhanced her educational experience.
My son received this as a gift today. He's 7, an animal lover, and is a good reader--this book is probably written on about a 4th grade level? and he had no problems with it. After opening the present, his eyes were drawn to the well-designed cover--immediately started looking through the book. And before I knew it, he was punching out the lion to put together. The other kids and I were looking at other gifts, talking, getting ready to watch a movie--and he was still putting animals together. I asked him if he needed help but he didn't--he sat there and put every animal and the background together and arranged his diorama. This is a beautifully designed book that appeals to animal lovers who also like hands-on. A winner---- We'll have to write a GOOD thank-you note for this awesome gift!
This is a neat book on safari animals for kids or adults. The book is made to look like a real handwritten safari guide, rustic and worn, with illustrations and notes. There is an assembly project for each animal, stored in its own packet, and a removable diorama at the end of the book to fold out and position the animals within. All in all a nice, cleverly designed and sturdy book! Great value, also.
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