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The Amazing Pop-Up Geography Book
From the top of Everest to the deepest point in the ocean, children will journey to some of the Earth's extraordinary spots in this fantastic companion to The Amazing Pop-Up Grammar Book and The Amazing Pop-Up Music Book . Between the covers of this book are pop-up mountains and volcanoes, lift-the-flap continents and countries, swirling storms, jittering earthquakes, and much, much more. There is even a pop-up globe for kids to twirl as they learn hundreds of fascinating facts about our special planet. Kate Petty and Jennie Maizels have created a unique series of books that take the terror out of difficult topics through an irresistible combination of quips, hints, exuberant illustrations, and ingenious paper mechanics.
14 pages, Hardcover
First published August 3, 2000
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About the author
Kate Petty
269 books4 followersWriter/Editor Kate Petty (born Katharine Chapman) was the innovative author of more than two hundred books for children, including fiction, nonfiction, and picture books. Her award-winning pop-up books with illustrator Jennie Maizels and her collaborations with the Eden Project in Cornwall, England, are among her most popular works.
She died at age 55 from cancer.
She died at age 55 from cancer.
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March 31, 2018
Growing up, informational children’s books were nothing like they are today. The Amazing Pop-Up Geography Book is written by Kate Petty and illustrated by Jennie Maizels. It gives readers a different experience in exploring the world. It is packed with information about mountains, volcanoes, continents, countries, and so much more. The pop-up illustrations that include many facts about the earth will engage kids in learning. The author and illustrating duo have many other pop-up information books on topics like grammar and music.
The cartoon style art and vibrant colors make a difficult topic more fun and easier to understand. Throughout the book the author use humor to keep young audiences attention. For example, the page about the sun-earth relationship is set in space and has a little alien with a quote bubble saying “I feel sick.” It is silly, fun components like these that make kids forget they are learning. The illustrator also give the cartoon planets faces, personifying them and having them say “We’re made of rock!” The shape of the book also adds to the overall aesthetic of the book. A horizontal rectangle shape is good for communicating movement in a story. This book however does not have movement in the conventional sense, but rather movement across countries and around the globe. I loved this book and all the different ways readers can interact with it. I wish they had more books like these when I was younger!
The cartoon style art and vibrant colors make a difficult topic more fun and easier to understand. Throughout the book the author use humor to keep young audiences attention. For example, the page about the sun-earth relationship is set in space and has a little alien with a quote bubble saying “I feel sick.” It is silly, fun components like these that make kids forget they are learning. The illustrator also give the cartoon planets faces, personifying them and having them say “We’re made of rock!” The shape of the book also adds to the overall aesthetic of the book. A horizontal rectangle shape is good for communicating movement in a story. This book however does not have movement in the conventional sense, but rather movement across countries and around the globe. I loved this book and all the different ways readers can interact with it. I wish they had more books like these when I was younger!
June 30, 2018
Despite many of the facts now being outdated, this is still a fascinating introduction to our planet and our solar system, with lots of interactive elements such as pop-up pictures, moving parts, flaps to lift and quiz questions. A whole lot of fun!
May 23, 2008
This book is one of my favorites and was listed as one of the National Council for Social Studies favorite trade books as well. A wide variety of topics from earthquakes to storms to why the earth rotates. It has GREAT illustrations that make Geography come to life for students.
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