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Face to Face Safari

Name: Face to Face Safari
Author: Sally Hewitt
ISBN: 9780810942615

by Sally Hewitt, Chris Gilvan-Cartwright (Illustrator), Chris Gilvan-Cartwright

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Overview

Open the cover of Jungle Beasts Pop-up and . . . look out! It’s an elephant! And right behind that, a lion! A giraffe! A rhinoceros, a hippopotamus, and a chimpanzee! Six big, bright animals truly pop off the pages so children can get up close and personal with all their jungle favorites. Sturdy construction means many happy safaris ahead, while whimsical rhymes add to the fun in a book that will make young imaginations run wild.

Synopsis

Publishers Weekly

Several books promise safari excitement to readers of varying ages and abilities. For the youngest, Face to Face Safari by Sally Hewitt, illus. by Chris Gilvan-Cartwright, features six big, vividly colored pop-ups of the heads of an elephant, lion, etc.; when the pages are opened, the animals' faces will loom larger than the readers'. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

About the Author, Sally Hewitt

Sally Hewitt has written many books for children on science and nature. She lives in Great Britain.

Chris Gilvan-Cartwright studied at St. Martin’s School of Art, London, and has a postgraduate degree in fine art painting from the Krakow Academy of Fine Art, in Poland. Booklist called his work “vivid”; it has won many awards and has been exhibited internationally. He lives in Great Britain.

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Editorials

Publishers Weekly

Children's Literature

A selection of African animals (an elephant, a lion, a giraffe, a rhinoceros, a hippopotamus, and a chimpanzee) pop up from the centers of six spreads in this British import. While the brief rhymed text is uninspired, and there are no surprises in the paper engineering, the animals' heads-particularly the elephant and the lion-are fun, colorful, sprightly and large enough to elicit a few squeals of delight from toddlers. These are really in-your-face images, and it is not clear from the credits if Chris Gilvan-Cartwright was responsible for them, but if so, he had a good time creating them. Short of a visit to the nearest zoo, this is a pleasant introduction for little ones to the typical safari animal. 2003, Abrams, Ages 2 to 6.
— Kathleen Karr

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2-Big, brightly hued pop-ups fully deliver on the title's promise, bringing viewers nose to nose with an elephant, a lion, a giraffe, a rhino, a hippo, and finally a chimpanzee whose head may be even larger than life sized. Hewitt's rhymes suggest just how close the contact is: "If a bristly chin scratches your cheeks,/If a huge yawn makes you see pink,/If your hair is ruffled/By nostrils that snuffle,/Then you are probably facing-/ a HIPPOPOTAMUS!" The pop-ups aren't exactly rugged, but they do fold in and out smoothly as spreads are opened and closed. Younger children especially will be startled, then delighted, by each in- your-face encounter.-John Peters, New York Public Library Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.