Sounds of the Wild: Nighttime (Pledger Sounds)

These books are wonderful to capture the attention of two year olds or older. They learn to identify the sound of the animal with its picture, and never get tired of turning the pages of the book. It is so entertaining and the kids find the animal sounds just fascinating. It is a great learning experience.

My 15 month old grandson loves all of Maurice Pledgers pop up books with sounds. We look at them over and over and they are the first books he pulls out to look at. He has learned the names of most of the animals pictured and is very gentle with the book. After reading other reviews it is nice to know they are enjoyed by older kids too. He is to young to follow a story line but he loves the colorful pictures and realistic sounds. I think there are 4 books with sounds from this author and we have them all.

I bought this book for my 16 month old daughter because she is into "animal sounds" and we both love Maurice Pleger books. It is our first Maurice Pledger sounds book. It think it has become her new favorite (and we have ALOT of books!!!!) The sounds are interesting and pretty realistic for this type of media. The pictures are amazing. If you open and close it slightly the animals move and the sounds keep playing. The whole experience is incredibly lifelike and multisensory. Because my daughter is so young we just turn the pages and name the main animals in the scene and try to copy the sounds ourselves, but I like that she will get more and more out of it as she gets older. This is a wonderful break from "baby books" and will fascinate toddlers as well as older children. It can be discussed as in a simple or complicated way and would help develop vocabulary in children at many different developmental levels. Unlike the touch-and-feel adventures, however, I do not leave this book when she can get it to look at by herself. This book would be easily destroyed by a younger child left unsupervised. Even when she is with me she wants to pull at the pop-ups because she is used to books with flaps that lift, but we get to learn another good concept - "gentle!" I am definately going to collect the other Maurice Pledger "Sounds" books and recommend this one highly!

This is a wonderful book to acquaint children with nature. I work with a child in READS and he is almost a non reader. He loved that book. We took turns reading the pages. MaryOlt

This is areally lovely pop up book with sounds. It's best if a parent supervises a small child who has this book so the child does not destroy the intricate pop ups. A great book for bedtime reading or when reading with a child. The sounds are great. My children 6 and 8 enjoyed it immensely. Includes details about the habitats and behaviors of the animals in the book.