Big Book of Things to Spot

The Usborne Big Book

by Ruth Brocklehurst, Gillian Dogerty, Anna Milbourne

Invites young readers to find various quantities of animals, tools, and other gear in labeled illustrations of different habitats, farms and cities throughout the world, and epochs from ancient Mesopotamia to the 1950s.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Mathematics

132 pages, Paperback

First published October 25, 2002

About the author

When she wasn't riding her bike or making things out of loo rolls and scraps of fabric, Ruth spent her childhood reading about detectives and historical figures. She has written and edited countless books for Usborne - some about detectives and historical figures; some about dinosaurs, scientists and astronauts.

Reviews

[Gemma]

Brilliant!!! So many different scenes.
This is a really great book for expanding vocabulary, practice counting and encouraging conversation.

There are so many things to see in each scene, and so much to talk about.
It's great value , and the illustration is wonderful.

A really lovely book, and would make a perfect gift.

[Kevan]

Crammed with thousands of things to find, count and talk about, this bright and busy picture book provides hours of puzzle-solving fun, and also helps develop pre-reading and number skills. There are rainforest animals to serach for, a bustling market town to explore, a castle feast to enjoy, and much, much more.

These are the best books for young kids. My grandkids ages 8-3 love looking at these, they are great for church, long car rides, anytime you need to keep young ones busy.

[Claire (Book Blog Bird)]

This is a great book for helping your child with their observational skills. It's also very useful if you have a reluctant talker, as you can chat to them about when each picture has in it and get them to tell you what they think might be happening. It gives a lot of visual prompts for conversation. In addition to t his, the Usborne illustrations are just beautiful.

[Jenny]

This book is child friendly. So many things to look for.

[Kara]

An all time favorite of my kids. Well worn and loved. The kids do these over and over. Great for travel, but equally good for bedtime.

[Ang]

I love the illustrations in this series! My kids do too. It takes "where's waldo?" to a bigger, brainier and beautiful level.

[Jenette]

Can't really put a "read" date on this because this is a book we use all the time.

[Lbaker]

Enough to do to entertain for a really long car or plane trip.

[Amanda]

So many things to look for and talk about from places around the world and different time periods! Great educational book by Usborne!