Animaze! a Collection of Amazing Nature Mazes

by Wendy Madgwick

Book Overview

A little zebra is trying to reach his mother in the grasslands, but hungry cheetahs lurk nearby. Kids can help by finding the right path through the grassland maze--and 11 other nature mazes--in this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679826653
• ISBN13: 9780679826651
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

FINDING YOUR WAY HOME

.We all love mazes, children especially. This book takes mazes to a new level. We are presented with 12 different natural environments ranging from the desert to the Arctic.In each of these ecosystems there is one or more animals which must navigate through a hazardous world to find their way home. Typically, what they must avoid, are other species of animals which are their hungry predators. For example, baby turtles must try to escape to the sea before being eaten by swooping gulls. Children will learn about the relationships between the different species and the local ecology.The appeal of this book is in the subtle messages that come from solving the mazes. They are:- There is always a path to safety..... The pleasure in being united with family at home ...... The reward is worth the search.... Confront the hazards of life and find a way around them One of the best tricks in solving the mazes is to try and focus on the goal and the starting point at the same time. When you've got that, try and simultaneously view the big picture, looking at all the possible paths. With luck you'll be able to see the solution without having to trial-and-error down each possible path. Each maze contains up to 21 different species of animal. At the back of the book we are shown the solutions to the mazes together with a detailed paragraph on the characteristics of each animal that features in that maze. This book is the perfect combination of a game together with a valuable learning experience. This book is in the same class as Graeme Base's "Animalia" and deserves a wide audience.