TouchThinkLearn: Vehicles: (Board Books for Baby Learners, Touch Feel Books for Children)

by Xavier Deneux

Overview

Featuring spreads each with raised shaped objects that fit into scooped cutouts on their opposite page, these two new TouchThinkLearn books offer the youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their universe in a hands-on, multisensory way. Seeing the image, tracing its shape, saying its name: these modes of perception combine in a dynamic way to stimulate understanding of essential concepts. Discover—and experience a train by tracing the raised railcar on one side and feeling the excavated shape of the track on the other! Clusters of related words on each spread offer parents and children a springboard for further conversations to encourage the language skills so crucial to later successful learning. In a format unlike any other, these groundbreaking books translate abstract thought into tangible knowledge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452145167
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	08/04/2015
Series:	Touch Think Learn Series
Pages:	22
Sales rank:	89,872
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 7.10(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Xavier Deneux studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. He has worked as a graphic artist, creating posters and decorations for various industries, and has illustrated more than forty children's books. He lives and works in Paris, France.

Editorial Reviews

"An instant favorite."—Booklist

"An instant favorite."—Booklist

"An instant favorite."—Booklist

"A rewarding experience for adults and tots alike."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"A rewarding experience for adults and tots alike."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"A rewarding experience for adults and tots alike."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

From the Publisher

★ 2015-08-12
Different types of vehicles are introduced using tactile images paired with word clusters. Each double-page spread highlights a certain type of vehicle, with raised images on the left-hand pages fitting into matching indentations on the right. For example, on the "Train" spread, readers see a curving set of train tracks recessed into the thick board pages on the right, paired with the raised image of a train on the left. The illustrations are simple, colorful, and appealing, and the textures and word clusters invite exploration. The word cluster for the aforementioned spread includes several nouns separated by small gray dots (locomotive, tracks, caboose, passenger car, curve, windows, and roof) as well as a couple of participles in italics (chugging, rolling). The indentations and raised images aren't always an exact match, and this just adds to the fun of discovery. On the spaceship spread, the image of a large crescent moon is recessed into the right-hand page, while the left features a raised spaceship (which fits into the space carved out by the moon but doesn't fill it entirely). Companion title Farm follows a similar format, highlighting adorable farm animals and providing related words to spark conversation. The tactile elements, engaging visuals, and provocative word clusters offer a rewarding experience for adults and tots alike. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews