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Overview
Uses the same signature format and style as the series' previous titles. The question "What boat am I?" and a linked written clue invites kids to lift the first portion of the folded page to reveal another clue and more of the featured boat, and then a final fold-out shows the entire vessel. Fold-out on the final spread reveal a bright and bustling harbor scene with all the featured boats. Those featured are: sailboat, tugboat, ocean liner, rowboat, ferry, houseboat, and barge.
Editorials
Kirkus Reviews
When you sail away on these seas, the vessel can be any you choose. A question-and-answer text combines with the fold-out design to introduce children to maritime terminology. Clean, primary colors catch the eye, and the text is printed entirely in capital letters. The direct, first-person narrative allows the boats to brag about their particular attributes. "What am I? / I have a heavy anchor. / I have portholes. / I'm an ocean liner." The vocabulary is appropriately accurate (though land-bound toddlers will be unlikely to correctly name the vessels from the clues); "buoy," "mast" and "oar" are all represented. The fold-out design works well with the construction of the text, each one-panel clue unfolding first up and then over into an impressive spread, though the dramatic pictures will bend quickly (and likely rip) after repeat readings. Lines and silhouettes are clean and high-contrast, lending the book a Modernist energy. No need for a life jacket; all these vessels glide smoothly into port. (Board book. 1-3)Book Details
Published
April 10, 2012
Publisher
Blue Apple Books
Pages
20
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781609052157