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Axel Scheffler’s Flip Flap Ocean

by Axel Scheffler

Interest age: 3 to 6
Reading age: 5+

Published by Nosy Crow, 2017

  • Interactive
  • Non-fiction
  • Picture books
  • Poetry and rhyme

About this book

Did you know that a squid has three hearts or that a lobster has an excellent sense of smell? You'll love learning all about ocean creatures with this delightful split-page slip book. Featuring Axel Scheffler's bright, friendly and recognisable animal illustrations and a lighthearted rhyming text, children can also mix the animal names, poems AND animal pictures up to create amusing hybrids. A half-crab, half-dolphin Crolphin, perhaps? Or an unintentionally terrifying Whopus - half-whale, half-octopus?

Really little ones will enjoy turning the flaps over and being read the singsong text. Reception and Year 1 children are the ideal audience for new nonsense animal names and will love making up their own crazy ocean creatures. The notion of nonsense words is also useful practice for those in the "learning nonsense words" stage of phonics. Overall, it's plenty of fishy fun for all the family.

About the author

Axel was born in Hamburg, Germany. At school he was good at art, but didn't think of a career in illustration until he won a cuddly purple cow in a drawing competition. He moved to England in 1982 to study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art, and then set up home in London.

He was the illustrator for Julia Donaldson's first picture book, A Squash and a Squeeze - the start of a hugely successful partnership. Their bestselling modern classic, The Gruffalo, has sold millions of copies. His books have been translated into 42 languages.

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