What Will I Be? (Flip the Flap and Find Out)

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1. Guest says

   January 26, 2015 at 12:00 am

   Idea of this book is what i wanted…. teaching of the origins of animals and being able to link what they started as to what they grow into as adults. I liked the idea of the flaps in order to encourage children to figure the answer on their own before verifying their answer under the flap. However, the execution of the book was terrible: disorganized, not at the appropriate age levels, and not effective for learning.

   First off, lifting flap books are for younger kids… essentially preschoolers ages 2.5-4 years old. However, the depth of content covered and the amount of text is more appropriate for 5-8 years olds. Which means that kids will grow out of the book’s flaps design long before the content is even attainable or relevant for them…. which makes the book worthless since it cannot meet the needs of either age group.

   Secondly, from an educational aspect, this book is not organized for the best learning outcomes. How these flap books SHOULD work: Left hand page should shows an egg, new born baby, etc. with a description of what is being viewed… then right hand side should have textual hints as to what the adult would be…. the kid thinks about the answer based on the hints and then lifts up the flap to reveal if their answer is right. This enforces learning, thinking, and making connections. HOWEVER this book does not do this….. it places the textual hints about the adult UNDER the flap WITH the answer…. so the hints can’t even be used as hints! The book only puts a close up image of the adult’s fur, skin, wings, etc. on top of the flap which is not always that useful for kids to ponder over in order to determine the adult’s identity (think of how many creatures have white fur or spotted skin for example). This book should have been about solving riddles/puzzles and getting kids to think… but instead it ends up spoon feeding answers.

   Thirdly, this book for some reason decided for the most part NOT to put the adult form under the flap… instead they use the baby or intermediate stage of the animal. So a newborn polar bear on the left becomes a baby polar bear under the flap….. or an egg on the left becomes a tadpole under the flap….. seriously the books asks "what will I be?" implying what will I be when I grow up…. yet the adult is not under the flap… that is a big issue that little kids are not going to be able to resolve.

   Lastly, Instead of just going on to the next animal…. the next two pages go over the previous animal’s life cycle probably to make up for the fact that they did not put the adult under the flap on the previous page. Now I approve of including the life cycles because many animals have intermediate stages like pupa for butterflies and tadpoles for frogs… BUT the book does not even do this right. INSTEAD of showing the typical cyclical structure use in science education, they have a linear progression with significant text. If the book is aimed at toddlers (because its a flap up book), just label the stages it in a pretty circle of life. Done. The excessive text just creates something that toddlers are going to find confusing, hard to follow, and does not seem to fit what was shown on previous page…. i mean if the egg turns into a tadpole why are we now talking about frogs?

   Overall, the book started with a great idea but was executed so poorly I really don’t think toddlers are going to learn proper science from this. I am returning the book.he adult form under the flap… instead they use the baby or intermediate stage of the animal. So a newborn polar bear on the left becomes a baby polar bear under the flap….. or an egg on the left becomes a tadpole under the flap….. seriously the books asks "what will I be?" implying what will I be when I grow up…. yet the adult is not under the flap… that is a big issue that little kids are not going to be able to resolve.

   Lastly, Instead of just going on to the next animal…. the next two pages go over the previous animal’s life cycle probably to make up for the fact that they did not put the adult under the flap on the previous page. Now I approve of including the life cycles because many animals have intermediate stages like pupa for butterflies and tadpoles for frogs… BUT the book does not even do this right. INSTEAD of showing the typical cyclical structure use in science education, they have a linear progression with significant text. If the book is aimed at toddlers (because its a flap up book), just label the stages it in a pretty circle of life. Done. The excessive text just creates something that toddlers are going to find confusing, hard to follow, and does not seem to fit what was shown on previous page…. i mean if the egg turns into a tadpole why are we now talking about frogs?

   Overall, the book started with a great idea but was executed so poorly I really don’t think toddlers are going to learn proper science from this. I am returning the book.

2. Guest says

   January 16, 2014 at 12:00 am

   This book was for my year old grandson. The pictures are a little cartoonish, though there is a lot of info for 3-6 year olds. Both my grandsons love books, but the older one 3 3/4 likes this book more than the one year old, who usually likes the big eyes.

3. Guest says

   August 2, 2013 at 12:00 am

   this book is very educational for the preschoolers. the picture quality is nice. The book I bought was hard cover and hold up well. Its a night time favorite because of all the different animals. Very nicley laid out and worded.
   A good buy if you’re interested in teaching your child about babies and adults of animals.

4. Guest says

   February 21, 2013 at 12:00 am

   My 3 year old loves this book so much that we bought Who’s Like Me and are hoping to buy the other 2 in the series. She wants to read this for bed all the time and we’ve had it for about 9 months now. She knows all about life cycles. The pictures are cute and the lift a flap engages the kids. I would highly recommend this series of books for any young child.

5. Guest says

   January 12, 2013 at 12:00 am

   …so we bought all the books from this series… It is also very educational, with flaps & all, and we actually think our 4 month old DOES understand something… Anyways, it allows the kid to understand how the life goes in circles (for example: jelly egg – tadpole – grow front legs – back legs – loses tail & jumps outside of the water – lays new eggs -> so we turn the pages back & show how one of that new jelly eggs looks the same like the \\”original\\” one…)
   It features similar cycles of a butterfly, polar bear, turtle & the bird… Beautiful illustrations.

6. Guest says

   January 2, 2013 at 12:00 am

   Our son is very curious, this is a great book. It’s educational, but has pictures that are enticing to kids. It even has a flip page!