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Product Description "Visual and tactile elegance that will appeal to eyes and hands." — The New York TimesIntroducing TouchThinkLearn books, a format unlike any other. Combining scooped-out die-cuts with raised, shaped elements, each book is designed to 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. Experience green both in the beauty of a raised leaf's surface as well as in the caterpillar that munches on the leaf's edge. Celebrate a moon rising into the night, while simultaneously a sun sets deep into the mirroring page.• Translates abstract thought into tangible knowledge• Gives early learning new dimension"A bold, graphic and tactile introduction to colors." — Kirkus ReviewsFans of Press Here, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom will love this book. This book is a great read for:• Babies and toddlers• Childcare workers• Parents• Grandparents From School Library Journal PreS-In these simple, chunky board books, each spread features a raised object on the verso and the relief on the recto along with the word for the color or opposite. In Colors, some spreads incorporate a single object such as an apple or flower, while others use the same shape to depict two different objects. For example, an orange sunset on the left and an orange slice on the right are both created out of the same semicircle. However, it should be noted that the shade of orange used is not easily distinguished from the red on the preceding page. Typical couplings such as "Outside/Inside," "Night/Day," and "Small/Big" are included in Opposites, along with more peculiar pairings such as "Caged/Free," showing a tearful lion behind bars on one side and the bars lifted on the other. Some of the opposites that might not come naturally to young children include "Heavy [an elephant]/Light [a cloud]." The motto of these French imports is "to touch is to experience; to experience is to learn." Children will certainly be drawn to the bright, appealing, and touchable illustrations, but the flaws in the execution of the concepts make the books additional purchases.-Rachel Kamin, North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, Highland Park, ILα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journal. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Review "Will lead youngsters to notice their world more closely and also to affirm their observations."--Jenny Brown, Twenty by Jenny"Will lead youngsters to notice their world more closely and also to affirm their observations."--Jenny Brown, Twenty by Jenny"Hugely successful in encouraging playful, hands-on exploration."-The Horn Book"Hugely successful in encouraging playful, hands-on exploration."-The Horn Book"I have not been surprised by a book's design in quite awhile. Then I opened up these books by Xavier Deneux."--Apartment Therapy"I have not been surprised by a book's design in quite awhile. Then I opened up these books by Xavier Deneux."--Apartment Therapy"It's rare for me to get excited about a board book, but when I see something special it's very fun."--Cindy Dobrez, Bookends: A Booklist Blog"It's rare for me to get excited about a board book, but when I see something special it's very fun."--Cindy Dobrez, Bookends: A Booklist Blog"There's a new kind of board book in town!"--Coquette Maman"There's a new kind of board book in town!"--Coquette Maman"An irresistible, actually a ground-breaking book for babies and toddlers."--Boston Globe"An irresistible, actually a ground-breaking book for babies and toddlers."--Boston Globe"At the top of my gift list for anyone who is having a baby."--Mother-Daughter Book Club"At the top of my gift list for anyone who is having a baby."--Mother-Daughter Book Club"The pages feel like works of art or intera
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