Circus Lift The Flap Roxie Munro

From the Astounding Agile Acrobats and the Elephant Ballet, to terrific trapeze stunts and high-wire acts at dizzying heights, there's always lots to see at the circus and lots to do, too! Over 50 flaps to lift, plus a seek-and-find on every spread. There are objects to look for in each picture but to find them, readers have to find the hidden rhyme first. This colorful, engaging book will entice curious young detectives to scan each page over and over. Editorial Reviews From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 1-Like Munro's Doors (Chronicle, 2003), Circus features a popular combination: lift-the-flaps and seek-and-find. The book begins with a group of clowns in their dressing room getting ready to entertain the crowd and ends with all the performers marching around the three rings that make up the arena. Children will enjoy lifting the flaps to view bright, colored-ink pictures of trapeze artists, acrobats, horseback riders, and performing animals doing their thing. Gatefolds, layered lift-the-flaps, and flaps that fold out more than once to indicate movement will keep little hands busy. Even the endpapers lift, like the entrance to the Big Top. Clues written in rhyming verse ask readers to find items in the illustrations: Look for/a horn,/sunglasses,/a cowboy hat;/an umbrella,/Fred the Dog,/and Max the Cat. The dog and cat are in all of the picture puzzles, and the objects to be discovered are not difficult to locate. The background on most spreads is a soft blue-gray with the center a pale cream, as if created by a spotlight focused on the acts. More than 50 flaps make this title a challenge for libraries, but the pages are sturdy.-Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright å¨ Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review A winning concept expertly executed; could become a young child's favorite book...colorful surprises. -- Kirkus, October 15, 2006 Interactive...Multiple flaps lift showing dynamic illustrations. This fun and creative book will satisfy inquisitive young minds. -- KidsLiterati, October 12, 2006 Whenever Munro has a new book out, there is much joy in our happy home... Circus is a treasure hunt. -- Curled up with A Good Kids Book, October 2006