Tap the Magic Tree

This is a beautifully illustrated book. It is very interactive and is a perfect fit for the 0-5 age range. The book has a magical feel as you tap the tree and watch the leaves fall, change color etc. This book truly makes reading fun! It was great to snuggle with my son in my lap while following

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the directions on each of the pages, and then seeing the surprise of how the next page changed. This book would make for a great baby shower gift and would be an excellent addition to any pre-k or kindergarten classroom library.

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This is a fun interactive concept and counting book about trees and the changing seasons. The author engages the reader, by asking us to tap the tree in the picture and then turn the page to see what happens. This would be a fun book to read with pre-k and kindergarten students. My niece is four

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and I could see her loving this book.

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The star of this story is a bare apple tree whose brown bark is richly textured with shadows. The reader is instructed to interact with the tree to bring its branches to life and usher it through the seasons. With each interactive gesture, leaves, blossoms, fruits, snowflakes, and animal visitors

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are introduced into the picture in a simple yet striking collage style. A nice choice for bringing colors, counting, and sound effects - not to mention botany! - into story time. I'm still trying to work out the best way to enable the experience of tactile interaction for a large crowd.

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jarring to see birds nesting in winter bare trees.

This picture book involves children interacting with book by taping, shaking, and other verbs, in order for the tree to change. I think this is more of a "just for fun book," not something I could use for teaching.

This is the best interactive book I have come across in a while! The simple, rhyming text is great for the young reader. My daughter and I read this book while shopping in Barnes and Nobles and I could not resist it. On one page there is the text or direction to interact with the book and on the

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next page is the illustration of the tree that changes on each page. It is so much fun. For example, on one page it says, "Rub the tree to make it warm," and the reader turns the page to see that rose buds have now appeared on the tree! This book is great for young children and for children who are more apprehensive about reading. Interactive books are a great introduction to fun and exciting reading adventures.

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Not as special, nor as innovative, as its inspiration, Press Here, but otoh this would be great for city kids who need to be alerted to the seasons and joys of nature. Recommended to families with tots if their library has it, but don't bother buying, I think.

Hello Everyone,

If you loved PRESS HERE... you know..the book where you press on the dots and shake the book to make things change...you are going to be delighted to know that another author has grabbed on to the same concept BUT used it in combination with the wonder and beauty

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of....nature!!!

Aha!!! Yes, this is all about discovery and magical powers... yours!!! And the magic all around you. The book captures you from the first turn of the page where you see a bare, gray/brown tree standing patiently waiting for you. Tap it. Go ahead. Just once. Give it a tap. What happens? Turn the page and you'll see what happens. I'm not going to tell you because you'll want to have the experience all for yourself.

Looks to me as though it's done in a combination of paint and collage and it delivers a load of fun and an eye-opening connection to the greatness of nature. Yes, there's magic in this book and there's magic outside in the great, wild outdoors. It can all begin with a single tap and a single tree.

Perfect book to begin a unit on trees, nature, habitats, cycles of the seasons, using your imagination, art.... and on and on. Just plain old fun!!!

Let it begin!!!

TAP the MAGIC TREE by Christie Matheson pub by Greenwillow (Harper Collins) 978-0062274458

Happily reading Sarah J. Maas' CROWN OF MIDNIGHT... sigh-worthy,

Ba

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An interactive book that would be good for storytelling sessions

An interactive book that shows the basics of how trees grow.