1001 Animals to Spot

Usborne 1001 Things to Spot

by Ruth Brocklehurst, Teri Gower (Illustrator), Anna Milbourne (Editor)

Children can find animals from woolly lambs to blue-tongued skinks in these busy scenes of different habitats from around the world. The text and illustrations are intended to help children develop skills in reading, counting, matching and identification.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Science, Nonfiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 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

[Lorellie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good fun. Lovely art too.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lists animals from all over the world. Not 1001 different animals (mostly some of the same kind).
Example: A book that is used for children to spot 6 different chickens in a farm setting.

farm
safari
desert
Arctic
wood
ocean
rainforest
garden
outback
swamp

[Chels · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kid’s love it. Especially great as a parent if you need them to read quietly for more than five minutes...

[Karin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Children's literature I Spy counting book
PK-2

I really like this Usborne counting book. The artwork is realistic and well-drawn. In each setting the reader is challenged to find the number of specific animals listed, PK could just hunt the animals if they aren't ready for the counting yet. I think even 2nd graders would enjoy the search. At the end of the book are a couple 'extra credit' searches, one of close-ups of animals they had seen before. They have to find the animal just seeing a small portion of it.

[Nicola · Rating 3 out of 5]

Miss 5 spent some time spotting animals in this book (no adult help really needed). I liked that a range of habitats are used.

Miss 5 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I saw that this type of Usborne "Spot It" book was part of the preschool curriculum offered by My Father's World. This has been a huge hit, particularly for my 3-year-old, who is really good (and fast) at finding things in books.

[Kelly Wickham · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would have thought that the kids would enjoy these types of books more, but they all seemed annoyed by trying to find things. Marcos seemed to enjoy them the most! As for me, I agree with the kids: Just give me a real book to read. I don't want to solve problems. I want a story.

[Àngela · Rating 5 out of 5]

En aquest llibre has de vuscar els animals ocults en diferents hàbitats

[Lizzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lizzy loves to find the animals on the pages of this book. It's also fun because she is learning to count right now and she can count them as she finds them.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are the best quiet books for church. My son got a new one and was quiet for over an hour!

[jacky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both Natalie and William enjoyed this book. It worked better for us to do a few pages at a time or else the counting was too overwhelming.

[Tanya · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kids loved this book - it was good not just to help them learn to identify animals, but also with their counting skills. I loved all the different habitats presented.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of the best search and find books on our shelves -- animals, habitats, and counting.