Six Brave Explorers: A Pop-Up Book

by Kees Moerbeek, Carla Kees, Dijs Moerbeek

Six explorers encounter dangerous animals, including a rare bird, a cobra, a panther, a hyena, and a crocodile, leaving only one explorer, who hurries home

Genres: Childrens

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Kees Moerbeek studied graphic design at the art school in Arnhem, The Netherlands, and works as a full-time paper engineer and illustrator. He lives in The Netherlands with his wife, the book designer and sculptor Carla Dijs.

Reviews

[Hilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

From the pyramid-shaped double-page spreads, hieroglypic-inspired illustrations, and large Egyptian-themed pop-ups, children are sure to be delighted and intrigued by this reverse counting book.

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great pop ups and funny story

[lethe · Rating 3 out of 5]

(March 2015:)
Een "toen-was-er-nog-maar-één"-verhaal, op rijm verteld in een mooi uitgevoerd, driehoekig pop-up-boek* met kleurige tekeningen. Helaas is de Nederlandse vertaling erg houterig. Afgaande op de titel denk ik dat het Engelstalige origineel (Six Brave Explorers) een stuk soepeler loopt.

*dat opengeslagen de vorm van een piramide heeft

ETA 29 August 2022:
In spite of earlier claims that no user data was affected (see https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... ), I discovered today that a Goodreads script merged my Dutch edition *with* ISBN *and* my own cover photo into the English original last month. https://www.goodreads.com/book/edits/... (A Dutch translation of another book was affected as well, and a script that ran earlier today/last night also merged several editions on my shelves, mainly Charles Dickens, plus merged a boatload of other valid editions with ISBNs.)

I checked my whole computer plus the external hard drives plus my iPad and I can't find my original cover photo anywhere. *&^%$#@!

ETA 10 Sept 2022:
Re-added Dutch edition, sans cover. :(

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ray's review: The last one looks funny because he has a smoker in his mouth and because he has sweat coming from his eyes and glasses. His beard and mustache look funny. I would recommend this book for everyone because it is funny.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore this book. I still have my copy from when I was a kid (I'm 27), and I read it to my nephews all the time. They also love this book!