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Crocopotamus - by Mary Murphy (Board Book)

Crocopotamus - by  Mary Murphy (Board Book)
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Last Price: 7.69 USD

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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Mix and match the front and back halves of animals to create brand new animals, including a zeger, lipotamus, and an eledile.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Mix and match the front and back of wild animals to produce silly and magnificent new species!</b> <p/>What do you call a cross between a tiger and a zebra? How about an elephant and a hippopotamus? Find out as you flip the pages and create incredible critters and silly animal names. Sturdy board-book pages open to the left and the right for easy manipulation by little hands, and bright, bold animals wait to be mixed up again and again.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A colorful and fun book featuring sturdy flaps to mix and match to create a variety of wild animals...Young children will have a blast flipping the flaps to see all the different possibilities.<br>--School Library Journal <p/>It is a rare find to have a book that so easily and enjoyably allows the practice of phonemic awareness, an essential pre-literacy skill. With 49 possible combinations, this is a book that can be looked at over and over again. What fun!<br>--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) <p/>In this cleverly designed mix-and-match board book, little ones flip pages to make silly combinations of critters...Kiddos will love exploring the many mixed-up critters, and the whimsical new names--"Hippoon," "Monpotamus," "Crocokey," and so on--are sure to elicit giggles. Sturdy pages guarantee lots of gleeful flipping.<br>--Booklist Online<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Mary Murphy</b> is the author-illustrator of many board books for children, including <i>Slow Snail, I Kissed the Baby!, </i>and <i>Quick Duck! </i>She has also created many picture books, including <i>A Kiss Like This, Say Hello Like This!, </i>and <i>Utterly Lovely One.</i> She lives in Galway, Ireland.

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