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- This acclaimed Caldecott Honor Book is a visually exciting introduction to colors, shapes, and animals for preschoolers.Share this classic die-cut concept book at home or at circle time.
- 4-8 Years
- 7.09" x 6.81" Board Book
- 26 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Animals
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About the Book
Nine animals, nine shapes, and sixteen shades of color make this glorious zoo a visual treat for little ones to explore. As readers turn each die-cut page, they can watch the pictures change--a lion turns into a goat; an ox into a monkey; a tiger into a mouse, and more. Full color.Book Synopsis
This acclaimed Caldecott Honor Book is a visually exciting introduction to colors, shapes, and animals for preschoolers.
Share this classic die-cut concept book at home or at circle time. Lois Ehlert, of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom fame, was a picture book genius.
"Boldly designed pages easily carry to the rear of the room during story hours, and brilliant juxtapositions of vibrant primary colors will make children's eyes tingle." (School Library Journal)
"A masterpiece of graphic design." (American Library Association Caldecott Committee)
"Color Zoo is about concepts--shapes, colors, and animals--but also about looking at the world in a new and creative way." (Children's Books and Their Creators)
"Employs ingeniously designed, perfectly die-cut and bound pages which line up exactly to unfold nine distinctly recognizable abstractly formed animal heads. Immensely enjoyable." (CCBC Choices)
Shapes and colors in your zoo, lots of things that you can do. Heads and ears, beaks and snouts, that's what animals are all about. I know animals and you do too; make some new ones for your zoo.
From the Back Cover
Nine animals, nine shapes, and sixteen shades of color'everyone can have fun discovering them all by turning Color Zoo's full-color pages and watching a lion turn into a goat, an ox into a monkey, a tiger into a mouse. . . .
1990 Caldecott Honor Book
Notable Children's Books of 1989 (ALA)
1990 Fanfare Honor List (H)
Review Quotes
"A masterpiece of graphic design." -- Caldecott Committee
"Exciting use of design and color; an intriguing way to introduce or reinforce concepts of shape and color." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Boldly designed pages easily carry to the rear of the room during story hours, and brilliant juxtapositions of vibrant primary colors will make children's eyes tingle." -- School Library Journal
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