Botanicum Activity Book

by Katie Scott, Kathy Willis

Botanicum Activity Book

Genres: Nonfiction

72 pages, Paperback

Published April 6, 2017

About the author

Katie Scott studied illustration at Brighton University and has since worked with the BBC, the New York Times,Universal Records, and Phaidon Press. She lives and works in London.

Reviews

[Barrita]

Es un buen complemento a Botanicum. Las actividades son sencillas pero permiten reflexionar sobre el contenido del libro.

Así como soy muy fan del concepto de la serie Welcome to the Museum, creo que este tipo de opciones complementarias enriquecen mucho la experiencia. Permiten sentarte y realmente absorber el contenido de la misma forma que realizar actividades en un museo te permite pasar del estado mental de "esto es bonito, interesante y curioso" a realmente absorber y relacionar la información.

Cuando tenga mi maquina del tiempo, incluiré Botanicum y esta guía en el set de libros que le llevaré a mi yo de 7 años.

[Bella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some activities are easy, such as colouring in and 'spot the difference'; some are about plant knowledge e.g. there are four images and four labels and you have to associate the right label with each image; some are nigh on impossible, such as 'draw this flower', where the only assistance is a grid placed over a very detailed image (you're then supposed to copy it onto your own blank grid, there are some others where you have to mirror the image onto a grid). There are a few step by step instructions but even those are very complex. I would have loved a few drawing activities with more steps - four steps simply isn't enough for me to follow!

Like the book it is derived from, this is a beautiful book, the illustrations are gorgeous.

As an activity book, which is what it is, I will say four stars. I was expecting more 'how to draw' activities with step-by-step instructions but I can hardly rate a book on what I was expecting, especially given it's clear in the name that it is an activity book, not a how to draw book.