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Dear Zoo: Lift the Flap 40th Anniversary Edition Board book – 6 Jan. 2022

by Rod Campbell (Author)

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Celebrate forty years with this special gold foiled edition of Rod Campbell's classic lift-the-flap book, Dear Zoo, with a host of favourite zoo animals and flaps to lift on every page.

'I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet . . .'

Young children will love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent – a monkey, a lion and even an elephant! But will they ever manage to send the perfect pet?

Rod Campbell, the creator of preschool favourites including Oh Dear! and Noisy Farm, has been a trusted name in early learning for over forty years, and the perennial classic, Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike since its first publication in 1982. With bright, bold artwork, a catchy refrain and a whole host of favourite animals, Dear Zoo: 40th Anniversary Edition is a must for every child's bookshelf, and the thick card pages, chunky cased golden cover and sturdy flaps make it perfect for small hands.

Look out for Rod Campbell's Look After Us, a lift-the-flap animal book for toddlers with a positive message about conservation.

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Macmillan Children's Books
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6 Jan. 2022
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1529074932
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978-1529074932
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Macmillan Children's Books; New Edit/Cover - 40th anniversary edition (6 Jan. 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Board book ‏ : ‎ 14 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529074932
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529074932
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 - 3 years, from customers
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.7 x 1.5 x 17.7 cm

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- 8 in Children's Fiction Books on Animals

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Ms. G Campbell

All male zoo

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2021

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When I realised this was first published in the 80s it made more sense... I just wonder why all the animals in this zoo are male? Are there no female animals in the zoo? I don't like the idea of my son growing up calling everything 'him' or 'he'. The books we read as children can really have an influence on our language so maybe an up to date version of this could say 'so we sent HER back'. Just saying....

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Lee

You'll wind up buying the whole zoo.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2017

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Good book, but be aware that you'll wind up buying the whole zoo! This book led to all manner of other books about cats, dogs, penguins, and who knows what else. We now have quite the menagerie of literature. A very clever concept by the author (if there is one defining animal, I would say it's a cash cow!), but very enjoyable for a little one all the same, so worth the investment.

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Isabelle baker

Great book, helpful seller x

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 April 2020

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Loved this book when I was younger and brought it for my son, however the flaps on a couple of the pages weren’t cut properly and I can’t get them open and don’t want to try and break it but we have tried multiple times and it won’t open. It’s also missing the last page of the book. However still a great book, we probably just got a dodgy one xx

UPDATE: They sent me a new copy the same day and it’s in perfect condition and very happy with it! Xx

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Becci

Essential reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 August 2016

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I loved this book as a child and as a result bought it for my child when I had him 12 years ago. Unfortunately after much well loved reading, it had become damaged beyond belief! I purchased this book for my youngest as she turned 1 and has started showing interest in story books. I hope she goes on to love this book too.

Each double page has an ending the is repeated, meaning you can make a nice little rhyme out of it when you read it and the child(ren) can join in as they know what is coming. The story is simply but flows and the different flaps hiding each animal are bright, creative and in all different shapes and sizes.

I STRONGLY recommend this book as I believe it is one of the essentials needed in every house!

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Simple but fun.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 March 2018

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I bought this book for my 3 year old son as they read it to the children at nursery quite frequently and he talks a lot about it.

Its an extremely simple story- but with the open up windows the story becomes interactive for the child- and my son likes saying what he knows are behind the flaps.

It's ridiculously repetitive- but my boy adores it and we always add little extras ourselves to the story to keep in interesting.

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Lucy_19

Fun for toddlers to read and play

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 December 2021

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This is a favourite in our house, so I bought a copy for a friend's 17 month old son, for Christmas.

The story is short and repetitive, but not in a boring way. The images are cute and my children love the lift the flap pages to find the animals the Zoo have sent as pets.

My son is 4 and a half and still loves this book. He is learning to read it himself now.

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Miss Richards

Incomprehensibly popular

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 August 2019

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Personally I hate this book, the message you just keep sending stuff back until you get what you want feels a bit gross (oh that puppy you wanted is a bit yappy, OK let's bin that one and try again etc). But for whatever reason my 2yr old (along with thousands of others apparently) enjoys it and this version with the flaps gives him a bit of extra stimulating and fine motor skills practice I guess.

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MrsK

A classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2016

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Dear Zoo is another classic book I remember from my childhood, which I could not resist purchasing for my own children.

It is a lift-the-flap board book, which I find are always popular. The story is a very simple one, of a child who has written to the zoo to send them a pet. The zoo sends on various animals, but there is always a problem – the animal is either too big or too tall and so on.

My daughter loves this book. She’s had it since she was born, but even now she is approaching two she still reads it a lot. She loves naming the different animals and talking about them. She doesn’t seem to get board of the lift-the-flap element. I would definitely recommend this book for babies and young toddlers alike.

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