While reading tales is fun and learning all about the world around can be very interesting, the joy of solving puzzles and studying images can't be forgotten. Today's read should offer quiet a bit of searching and finding excitement. This read hits the shelves in about a week and presents a bustling town. It is on the shorter side with only 18 pages, but I'm hoping the searching goodness makes this a read to enjoy for more than a few minutes.
Let's open it up and see what these buildings and streets hold!
WHAT'S GOING ON IN NEW FINDVILLE?
Search and Explore
by Štěpánka Sekaninová
and Gabriela Hloz
Albatros Media
Children's Puzzles
18 pages
ages 6 to 9
COMING JUNE 23rd!!!
Every town is filled with stories—can you spot them all?
Take a walk through the lively streets, coy shops, anD bustling parks of a vibrant town in this beautifully illustrated, large-format picture book. What's Going On in New Findville? invites young readers to slow down, look closely, and discover the hidden stories behind every window, corner, and character.
Whether you child loves solving mysteries, spotting details, or inventing their own stories, this is a delightful journey through the magic of everyday life.
MY TIDBITS
New Findville is a very busy and lively town, and readers are sure to discover all sorts of things as they search each area to discover hidden objects.
This begins with a lovely and bustling illustration of the entire town of New Findville, so that readers first get to the entire thing as a whole. Certain aspects such as the town square are pointed out with a small flag. The next page spread holds a bunch of various individuals to be found in the town such as garbage collectors, police, and the like. These each have a very short paragraph describing them, and readers are tasked with locating them in the following town sections. After that, each two-page spread presents a section of the town. There's a short description about the importance and such of the area of the town. At the bottom of the page, more searching fun activities are explained. These can include counting objects and the like. So, there is a lot to do in these pages.
The illustrations are extremely detailed, colorful, and bring the town town to life. While searching for the various objects and people is already grabbing, there are plenty of other situations and details built in to catch the attention. Some draw smiles thanks to the humor, while others demonstrate what various jobs do or what activities can be found. This broadens the awareness on what happens in a town, while packing enjoyment. The text is interesting and concise, offering information but never growing boring. The described activities are easy to understand. The text is fitting for those readers, who are very sure of their words, so an adult might need to help the younger end of the intended reading age group out a little.
I enjoyed searching for the various objects and fulfilling the different tasks. Plus, it's enjoyable to discover the life in the town...and wish to be able to join in and walk the streets, too. Oh, and there's also a last task on the very back of the book to search for a baseball and a mole throughout the book. The only thing which might bother some search fans is that there isn't a solutions page anywhere. Otherwise, this is a fun book with tons to discover and find.
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