High-Five Me! In the Jungle
High-Five Me! At the Farm
Jess Hitchman, illustrated by Carole Aufranc
Happy Yak
These are the first two in a new board books series. Each has five double spreads, a simple, bouncy rhyming narrative written by Jess Hitchman and a sequence of vibrant, uncluttered scenes by Carole Aufranc.
In In the Jungle little ones will meet Tiger, Chimpanzee, Parrot
and Sloth, each one peeping from a large flap waiting to be high-fived by a young child and the final one has a mirror hidden beneath its flap. This will encourage little humans to high-five themselves.
Equally playful, At the Farm, Horse, Cow, Sheepdog, and Sheep await a little human’s high-five and sometimes introduces the sound the animal makes.
These are just right for the very youngest children; they will love the playful nature of the books and I suspect, want to share them with an adult (or older sibling) over and over again.
For much older children is:
Ancient Greece Pop Ups
David Hawcock and Javier Joaquin
nuinui kids
Ancient Greece often forms part of the upper KS2 history curriculum for it gives children an opportunity to gain some understanding of the culture of an ancient civilisation and how this has influenced the way life is lived today. In Ancient Greece for instance, only Athenian men aged 18 and over were able to make laws by debating and voting; neither women nor slaves could participate in decision making in the direct democracy practised in Athens.
Elements of Greek mythology are also taught to 10/11 year olds and this too is the subject of two of the dramatic pop-up spreads in the book. Included as well are brief facts relating to Athens (circa 500 BCE), trade, war and heroes. With its diorama style art by Javier Joaquin, primary teachers may like to include this in their resources to whet the appetites of learners.
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