Simms Taback's Safari Animals

Simms Taback's Animals

by Simms Taback

Here's a book that's also a guessing game! Turn the page for your first "I have a huge mane." Open the flap and you'll see "I can roar." Open one more, and you'll see the answer to the "It's a lion!" In this colorful book of safari animals, the award-winning art of Simms Taback becomes a fun, interactive guessing game.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Storytime, Fiction, Juvenile

Unknown Binding

First published April 28, 2008

About the author

Simms Taback was an American writer, graphic artist, and illustrator of more than 35 books. He won the 2000 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, and was a runner-up in 1998 for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.

Reviews

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Animals, flip open, identifying

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun fold out pages and clues for the kids to guess which animal. Big, bright illustrations make this great for toddler story time. Preschoolers would probably enjoy it, too.

[Tapani Aulu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jättiläismäiset taittosivut, joissa hauskat piirroskuvat isoista savannin eläimistä.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Forgot to grab a book before Movement storytime. Again! So I hurried into the children's closet and grabbed this from our storytime collection. First time reading it was in front of the crowd. I missed the extra clue given as you fold out the pages. Oops. Oh well--the kids were already getting them before I even finished reading the regular pages. They very much enjoyed.

8/13/18 Used this in movement again. They loved it.

[Shelby Pfleiger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Safari Animals is such a delightful book to read. This giant fold-out book gives its readers a BIG look at animals in the safari through questioning. Safari Animals is not only filled with large, fun illustrations, but is also an ideal mentor text for questioning and inferencing for young students. Such a fun book for primary-ages students!

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used this story as a participation story for a safari-inspired bilingual story time program. The colorful pictures make it easy for children to identify the animals they are supposed to guess, and the fold-out nature of this book is not bad for a story time setting like others tend to be. It was also a good book to use to focus on building vocabulary (unfamiliar animals).

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

So Cool! Each page is split into quarters which unfold to make a big picture of an animal. Kids see a part of the overall picture revealed more & more as it unfolds, while they are given clues as to what the animal is. Perfect for storytimes!

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great, sturdy fold out book with four flaps, each flap providing a new clue as to which animal is pictured. Great bright, bold drawings and large size (unfolded) makes a good storytime option for preschool and some toddler groups.

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are so great. The fold-out pages are fun and colorful. The older kids were able to guess most of the animals, and the babies liked looking at the big pictures. I like this one more than City Animals, but that one's great too.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I normally don't like books with fold out pages but I thought these were sturdy and it makes sense in which order to fold them. Big pictures kids will love and a nice simple guessing format. Ages 2+

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was definitely a favorite. It would be great for very young children as well.

[Tina B · Rating 4 out of 5]

large animals, possible storytime, large format illustrations

[Libby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great fun for toddlers but (sadly) easily ripped by same toddlers!

[Mckinley · Rating 3 out of 5]

folds out

[mg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous fold-out book slowly unfolding each of the different animals. Great for pre-schoolers. (Fun for riddles, too.)

[Emily Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

PB28 - I loved this book! It was so interactive and would be great as a book to teach guessing to little kids.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book for preschoolers who are learning their animals, though I wouldn't read it to them more than once.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. I like how the pages unfold.

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oversized fold-out pictures of safari animals. Fun for young kids to guess as the picture unfolds.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute lift the flaps and reveal guessing book about animals one might find on Safari. Any age group

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is really neat because it has giant fold-out pages.

[Eli · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite book!

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

My preschool students really enjoyed the fact-by-fact guess who approach to the book.