Arthur's Animal Adventure

Marc Tolon Brown. Random House Books for Young Readers, $7.99 (12pp) ISBN 978-0-375-80699-5

Readers travel with Arthur and D.W. to such exotic locales as the African grasslands, a South American rainforest, the Arctic and the Australian outback in Arthur's Animal Adventure by Marc Brown. The board book's liftable flaps reveal hidden creatures, and the final spread displays Arthur's snapshots from his travels, which children can complete with 26 A-Z animal stickers. (Apr.)

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