Mermaids

by Fiona Watt

Book Overview

What games do mermaids like to play? What do they give as presents and who are their underwater friends? Explore the undersea world of mermaids in this book full of different touchy-feely textures and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Board book
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0794507271
• ISBN13: 9780794507275
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Usborne Books
• Length: 8 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Good book for Usborne fans but not for infants

We love the "That's Not My -----" series board books from Usborne. Our daughter loved turning the pages and touching all the different textures since she was 6 months old. Eventually she got bored with them so we ordered the Touchy-Feely Mermaids book when she was about 11-12 months. Its definitely very colorful and busy. So much that she seemed overwhelmed as compared to the simpler Usborne books and didn't like it much. She is a bit older so she has some interest in it now. In our experience it didn't seem to be a fun a book for older infant/early toddlers since there is too much to see/read and less to grab/feel. There are sparkly sections but they are smaller. I'd recommend this for older children. The book doesn't have a recommended age but I think older girls (and boys) would enjoy the story of how mermaids live and the colorful underwater scenes.

outstanding quality with beautiful illustrations

I have a few touchy feely books for my 10 month old, and this is one of the best. It's made of really thick cardboard pages and is almost indestructible. The illustrations are wonderfully colorful and interesting. Each page has multiple touch and feel spots, though some of the textures are similar (how many different types of scales can you find for mermaid tails) but they are all different colors and my son still enjoys touching them. The story is a little more involved than most touch and feel books, so I think he will enjoy this book for a long time. This is really a beautiful book and worth the cost. *** Another really good touchy feely book is "Dinosaurs", also by Fiona Wells.