Sounds of the Wild: Jungle

Absolutely awesome book. I use this with more than one of our students but especially with one who is blind and this student loves the sounds. Worth the price. Gorgeous pictures.

Maurice Pledger's book have the great illustrations that are detailed and true to life. Any of his books should be visually pleasing. This book contains five two-page pop-up layouts covering jungles around the world (African, Asian, Australian, Central American, and South American). Each layout has animals and insects that are found in the area featured (e.g., clearing, canopy, floor, edge). When you open a pop-up page, sounds that you would hear in that environment play ( e.g., stream, birds, leopards). The sounds play for a few seconds but, with a slight manipulation of the page, can easily be played again. Between each pop-up layout is a page with a numbered diagram to help identify the species featured, along with more information each one. This book could be a favorite that grows with a child, as the colorful pop-ups and sounds will entertain when young and the info and topic could be discussed when older. The sounds are nice b/c they aren't continuous, and battery replacement is an option. The pop-ups are nice with animal movement or springing up from the page. I do not feel the pop-ups are lacking, but they aren't as dazzling as some of the paper engineering out there. Of the pop-up action in the books I have seen in this series, this book is not as active as the Nighttime book. This one does have a wonderful chameleon that come straight out at you on the first page.