Turn & Discover: Where Do the Animals Live?

Innovative Kids, Annmarie McLaughlin, Stephanie Peterson. innovative KIDS, $12.99 (12pp) ISBN 978-1-58476-076-4

In Where Do the Animals Live?, illus. by Stephanie Peterson, one of two Turn & Discover titles, children move the arrow on the cover to unlock one of six animal habitats sea, farm, backyard, Africa, rain forest and desert. Each double-page spread teems with creatures, some of which are hidden behind liftable flaps. A border of 10 labeled creatures encourages kids to find them in the bigger picture above. Where Will We Go Today?, illus. by Mary Thelan, follows the same format, featuring home, school, the market and more. ( Oct.)

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