Jungle (Picture Pops Series)

-Ideal for children aged 3 and up.

-A unique series of photographic pop-up books that really bring the subjects to life.

-Lively text and fascinating facts help children learn about jungle creatures.

-Ideal for children aged 3 and up.

-A unique series of photographic pop-up books that really bring the subjects to life.

-Lively text and fascinating facts help children learn about jungle creatures.

Eleanor Heldrich - Children's Literature

A few grammatical and capitalization errors can be spotted here and there that careful editing should have picked up, but that should not stop either librarians or stores from shelving this nifty book. It is illustrated entirely by amazing photographs which, by their very nature, must have made creating the pop-ups a paper-engineering challenge. The eight spreads are divided into categories: birds, animals, reptiles, butterflies, insects, with frogs and monkeys each having a page of their own. The size of each creature is given and illustrated by placing its silhouette next to that of a six-foot man. Fascinating facts are supplied by the text, but it is the photographs that make this pop-up book so special. 2005, St. Martin's Press/Priddy Books, Ages 5 up.

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification—in art. He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books was working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing, and then he worked with Peter Kindersley at Dorling Kindersley, where he spent 16 years. Priddy became Creative Director of DK’s Children’s Division and was Managing Director of the children’s mass market publisher Funfax when it was acquired by DK.

In 2000, he created Priddy Books with John Sargent at St Martin’s Press to create innovative and imaginative titles for children, from first books for babies through early reference titles for older children. Since then, over 30 million copies of Roger's 200 plus books have sold worldwide, with five of his books—My Big Animal, My Big Truck, Happy Baby Words, Happy Baby Colors and Puppy and Friends—each selling over one million copies. He is also the author of Big Board First 100 Words; Big Board Books Colors, ABC, Numbers; and Bright Baby Noisy Monsters. His creativity has been recognized with numerous industry awards. Priddy lives in London with his wife Zena and their four children.