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Axel Scheffler's Noisy Jungle: A Counting Sound Book
A big, noisy counting book, with six jungle animal sounds to press and hear
Happy hippos, gentle giraffes, lazy lions, and frisky frogs—these are just some of the animals marching to the jungle beat in this wonderfully fun way to practice counting. With 10 animals to count, six amazing jungle sounds, and lively illustrations by the award-winning illustrator of The Gruffalo, this is a book that children will enjoy again and again. Learning to count has never been so much fun!
Happy hippos, gentle giraffes, lazy lions, and frisky frogs—these are just some of the animals marching to the jungle beat in this wonderfully fun way to practice counting. With 10 animals to count, six amazing jungle sounds, and lively illustrations by the award-winning illustrator of The Gruffalo, this is a book that children will enjoy again and again. Learning to count has never been so much fun!
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
10 pages, Hardcover
First published October 17, 2003
About the author
Axel Scheffler
612 books183 followersAxel was born in Hamburg, Germany. At school he was good at art, but didn’t think of a career in illustration until he won a cuddly purple cow in a drawing competition.
He moved to England in 1982 to learn English and study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art and then set up home in London. Axel illustrated a number of books for various publishers, and in 1993 Kate suggested him as the illustrator for Julia Donaldson’s first picture book text, A Squash and a Squeeze. This was the start of a hugely successful partnership: their bestselling modern classic, The Gruffalo, has sold over three-and-a-half million copies worldwide, and the TV animation was broadcast on Christmas day 2009.
Axel has illustrated a number of other highly successful books, including Muddle Farm, and his books have been translated into 42 languages.
Axel lives in London with his partner and young daughter.
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He moved to England in 1982 to learn English and study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art and then set up home in London. Axel illustrated a number of books for various publishers, and in 1993 Kate suggested him as the illustrator for Julia Donaldson’s first picture book text, A Squash and a Squeeze. This was the start of a hugely successful partnership: their bestselling modern classic, The Gruffalo, has sold over three-and-a-half million copies worldwide, and the TV animation was broadcast on Christmas day 2009.
Axel has illustrated a number of other highly successful books, including Muddle Farm, and his books have been translated into 42 languages.
Axel lives in London with his partner and young daughter.
from http://nosycrow.com/authors-etc/axel-...
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December 1, 2019
All small children love picture books of jungle animals, don’t they? And this book is the cream of the crop, because it is by the hugely popular and talented children’s illustrator, Axel Scheffler.
In case the name is not familiar, Axel Scheffler’s most famous book is probably “The Gruffalo” in which he created the rather dim-witted friendly monster we now all recognise, for the author Julia Donaldson. Here though, he is both the author and the illustrator. What’s more, not only does this book produce realistic animal sounds, but it has a little extra …
Axel Scheffler’s Noisy Jungle is a big, noisy counting book. There is a panel of 6 jungle animal sound buttons to press, on the right hand side of the cover. These are for a giraffe, an elephant, a lion, an aardvark, a frog and a monkey. Four of these are clearly recordings and sound very realistic. The giraffe’s sound is just of munching. The monkeys, as well as screeching, seem exceptionally talented on the bongos and xylophone, (and the elephants have got in on the act too). Inside are all these plus playful zebras, flouncing flamingoes, and happy hippos—some starring in their own rhyming couplets, for each number up to ten, such as:
“Five lazy lions, yawning very wide,
Give a great big roar and get into their stride.“
The pictures are bright and funny, with each animal instantly recognisable and having a happy, cheerful expression. The penultimate double page spread shows all the animals boogieing, hooting and gallivanting about, having a whale of a time, as the monkey quartet play the jungle beat.
Each page is made from semi-laminated board; perfect to resist the most determined sticky fingers. The final double page inside the back cover shows a smaller selection of individual species, each with the word of the sound they make next to them: most are onomatopoeic. The reader is invited to match the words and pictures with the sound buttons, or to invent some more sounds of their own: a great way to encourage imaginative play.
I find these interactive activity books utterly irresistible, and this one is as attractive and lively as any I’ve seen. There’s a lot to look at on every page, and it is very sturdy too, suitable for the tiniest of tots. 2 to 4 year olds would probably enjoy it the most, although older children would enjoy it too … in fact there is no age limit really for fun books like this. For many small children it is destined to become a favourite, so it is just as well that the batteries are replaceable. (Nobody really wants a lion who has lost its roar, or an elephant who can no longer trumpet for joy.) A great fun way to help any small child learn about the different animals and noises they make, as well as practising counting.
In case the name is not familiar, Axel Scheffler’s most famous book is probably “The Gruffalo” in which he created the rather dim-witted friendly monster we now all recognise, for the author Julia Donaldson. Here though, he is both the author and the illustrator. What’s more, not only does this book produce realistic animal sounds, but it has a little extra …
Axel Scheffler’s Noisy Jungle is a big, noisy counting book. There is a panel of 6 jungle animal sound buttons to press, on the right hand side of the cover. These are for a giraffe, an elephant, a lion, an aardvark, a frog and a monkey. Four of these are clearly recordings and sound very realistic. The giraffe’s sound is just of munching. The monkeys, as well as screeching, seem exceptionally talented on the bongos and xylophone, (and the elephants have got in on the act too). Inside are all these plus playful zebras, flouncing flamingoes, and happy hippos—some starring in their own rhyming couplets, for each number up to ten, such as:
“Five lazy lions, yawning very wide,
Give a great big roar and get into their stride.“
The pictures are bright and funny, with each animal instantly recognisable and having a happy, cheerful expression. The penultimate double page spread shows all the animals boogieing, hooting and gallivanting about, having a whale of a time, as the monkey quartet play the jungle beat.
Each page is made from semi-laminated board; perfect to resist the most determined sticky fingers. The final double page inside the back cover shows a smaller selection of individual species, each with the word of the sound they make next to them: most are onomatopoeic. The reader is invited to match the words and pictures with the sound buttons, or to invent some more sounds of their own: a great way to encourage imaginative play.
I find these interactive activity books utterly irresistible, and this one is as attractive and lively as any I’ve seen. There’s a lot to look at on every page, and it is very sturdy too, suitable for the tiniest of tots. 2 to 4 year olds would probably enjoy it the most, although older children would enjoy it too … in fact there is no age limit really for fun books like this. For many small children it is destined to become a favourite, so it is just as well that the batteries are replaceable. (Nobody really wants a lion who has lost its roar, or an elephant who can no longer trumpet for joy.) A great fun way to help any small child learn about the different animals and noises they make, as well as practising counting.
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