TouchThinkLearn: Wild Animals

by Xavier Deneux

Featuring spreads with raised shaped objects that fit into scooped cut-outs on their opposite page, this TouchThinkLearn book offers the youngest learners an opportunity to explore in a hands-on, multisensory way. Seeing the image, tracing its shape, saying its name—these modes of perception combine to stimulate understanding of essential concepts. Discover a monkey and its jungle home by tracing the raised outline on one side, and the concave shape on the other! Related words on each spread offer parents and child a springboard for further conversation to encourage the language skills crucial to later successful learning. In a format unlike any other, these groundbreaking books translate abstract thought into tangible knowledge.

Genres: Animals, Childrens, Picture Books

16 pages, Board Book

Published October 24, 2017

About the author

Xavier Deneux studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. He has worked as a graphic artist, creating posters and decorations for various industries, and has illustrated more than forty children's books. He lives and works in Paris, France.

Reviews

[B Madison]

This is a board book.

TouchThinkLearn: Wild Animals showcases many different kinds of animals. The cute cartoonish illustrations will get kids hooked on wanting to learn more. That desire for learning will be satisfied by the touch pads inside the book. Toddlers can touch these to get a sense of what the animal would feel like. I chose this book because toddlers can interact with it.

Featuring spreads with raised shaped objects that fit into scooped cut-outs on their opposite page, this new TouchThinkLearn book offers the youngest learners an opportunity to explore in a hands-on, multisensory way. Seeing the image, tracing its shape, saying its name—these modes of perception combine to stimulate understanding of essential concepts. Discover a monkey

[E & E’s Mama · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a creative book for inspiring conversations with infants and toddlers! The pages each have raised objects on different animals, which are great for little hands to feel while you read. Rather than an actual storyline, the name of the animal is mentioned and then in smaller font, there is a group of related words that the reader could use as they explain what’s happening on the page. For example, the first page has a leopard and its cub on branches of a tree. The words listed are: cub, spots, whiskers, paws, tree, leaves, clouds, climbing, exploring, balancing. I would change my narration with every reading. It was such a fun way to change up our reading a bit!


* library book. Read at 20 months

[Neeli · Rating 5 out of 5]

For all those in favour of sensory learning....this series is made especially for you! I found these books to be outstanding. A lot of thought went into producing these books....they were popular for a range of younger children.....from babies to beginner readers, there was something on each page that they found fascinating. Great presentation. Highly recommended

[Ruth Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Touch and learn book with raised or indented animals and habitats and descriptive words.
For young children and adults.
Up to preschool age.
Observation:
The second page spread is the only page spread that covers two animals - crocodiles and a hippopotamus and some disturbing descriptive words. Did author Xavier Deneux have a run-in with a hippo at some time in his life?

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A board book where each page has a cut out that fits into the next page. An animal is featured on one page and descritpive words on the next. babya nd up

[Elizabeth Chang · Rating 2 out of 5]

Touchy so satisfying!

[kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute pictures/textures, but the vocab selections are a bit highbrow for a board book with basically no plot

[Rosalind Andrews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not much plot. Colorful and great vocab. What it lacks in story it makes up for in cutouts.

[Jill Simmons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dimensional with descriptive words! Very intriguing,

[Mindea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love these TouchThinkLearn books!

[Kaz · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was not my favorite. The "touch" is cut out shapes and not very engaging. The pictures of animals are easy to identify, it uses a lot of constrasting colors and shapes.

[Aarvik · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice book

[Larisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this book from my cousin. I'm still not sure about it, but I can't seem to put it down. I like the tiger and the lion. Rawr!

[TFE · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun to touch, better animal books out there