Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes... Board book Author: Visit Amazon's Annie Kubler Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0859537285 | Format: EPUB
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes... Board book Description
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Abbreviated traditional, action rhyme/song (music supplied) introducing eight parts of the body. Realistic colour illustrations modelling babies doing actions. -- Opal Dunn Nursery World 20070308 Sing along with this popular song as you show your baby the gorgeous pictures that help teach him parts of the body. Practical Parenting Magazine 20041101
- Age Range: 1 and up
- Board book: 12 pages
- Publisher: Child's Play International (April 1, 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0859537285
- ISBN-13: 978-0859537285
- Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
At first glance, this book appears to be simply an illustration of a kids song. Some reviewers have complained that that's all there is..so why buy it. But actually, there is a lot more there if you look.
First of all, while illustrated songs seem like an odd choice sometimes to adults, little kids LOVE them. Invariably, they are the ones my two year old brings to me again and again. They are also the first books that kids are able to memorize. This is important because they like to pull them out when they are playing independently, and model reading on their own. What a satisfying experience for a pre-reader! Plus, for parents for whom it doesn't come as naturally to bring music into their children's lives, these sorts of books are a great way to do so.
This book does an excellent job of being really clear with the pictures lining up the words and the body parts. The first line, she gives each body part it's very own page, so that they can be large and really obvious -- the little animal on the page mirroring the same body part as the baby is also very adorable.
When she gets to eyes, ears, mouth and nose, she adds another dimension by putting in item on the page that you can do with that body part -- for eyes - books, for ears - baby instruments, for mouth - baby food and sippy cup, and for nose - flowers. So there is a discussion element if you are reading this with your baby and choose to take it.
The back of the book has the last "knees and toes" echo...pretty cute, and also has the whole song written out under a staff with musical notes. My older daughter has taken to grabbing this 'baby' book and asking how to pluck it out on her little piano keyboard. So the book can have a second life for that purpose later on.
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