Gigi and Zachary Go to Work (A Seek-and-Find Game)

By Gilles Eduar

Gigi the giraffe and Zachary the zebra are off on another adventure This time they're on the hunt for the perfect job. Wherever they go, they find lots of interesting occupations, and each page of their colorful job is a search-and-find game Young readers are challenged to spy more than 300 objects hidden in plain view in these richly detailed panoramas. As they look for the graphic designer at thebook publisher's, the hydraulic lift at the service station, and the astronaut at the space center, they will learn new words and get a playful introduction to all sorts of careers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811847004
• ISBN13: 9780811847001
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.4" x 0.4" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Gigi and Zachary's excellent adventure

Gigi the giraffe and Zachary the zebra are off on an adventure, searching for the perfect career, each double page spread covering a different occupation, a series of seek-and-find games. There is a teacher nestled in her classroom, surrounded by items for a child to pick out and identify, a globe, library, map, slide, storyteller; or the service station, featuring a gas attendant, truck driver, vending machine and hydraulic lift; on the construction site there is a carpenter, a construction worker, crane, crane operator and a roofer; even a hospital, with a doctor, laboratory, operating room, scale, test tube and more. These gaily colored illustrations offer a humorous view of the world of choices for the future, identifying occupations and the objects associated with each occupation. Each two-page spread offers a new kind of career, multi-dimensional and varied. Visit a book publisher, construction site, fancy hotel, shopping mall, supermarket, even a rocket launching at the space center. This gaily illustrated book explores a myriad of possibilities, drawings of the many facets of life, choices of employment, both white and blue collar and the tools of the trades. The illustrations are primary colored and quirky, poised to stimulate a child's curiosity. The search-and-find concept challenges children to pick, identify and become acquainted with new words on each page. Bright and energetic, this book promises hours of fun for parents and children alike. Published by Chronicle Books, Gigi and Zachary Go to Work enjoys the same quality as the other Chronicle titles, full of ideas, the perfect gift for a favorite child. The book is labeled ages 9-12, but younger readers will enjoy this format as well, encouraged to increase their vocabulary and interest in reading. Luan Gaines/2005.