Rumble In The Jungle - David Wojtowycz, Giles Andreae > Reviews

Advantages: It's a great interactive book for pre-schoolers
Disadvantages: Can get noisy with loads of kids

...of stickers). This book, Rumble in the Jungle was one of the books she received. The author, Giles Andreae is also known as the wonderfully funner Purple Ronnie. I was pleasantly surprised to see that he also writes children's books, although this is the first one I have seen. Book Info ~~~~~~~ ISBN = 1-84362-704-3 Author = Giles Andreae Illustrator = David Wojtowycz Publisher = Orchard Books Website = www.wattspub.co.uk Price = paperback ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant rhyming text & vibrant illustrations
Disadvantages: None

...live there. It begins with: 'There's a rumble in the jungle, There's a whisper in the leaves, The animals are waking up And rustling the leaves. The hippo's at the waterhole, The leopard's in his lair, The chimpanzees are chattering And swinging everywhere. Some animals are frightening, And some are sweet and kind, So let's go to the jungle now And see what we can find.....' So as you can see from the initial text, the author ... Read review

Advantages: Wonderful rhymes, lovely pictures.
Disadvantages: Leaves other books to gather dust.

An absolute favourite, but not just for children for parents too! My 3 year old loves it so much that we read it almost every night. Fortunately, unlike some childrens books I don't get fed up of reading this over and over. THE STORY Wonderfully written, funny rhymes perfectly worded for little ones. Describing the most popular jungle animals. The giraffe, chimpanzee, gorilla, elephant, lion, tiger and more. Animals are always a great inerest ... Read review

Advantages: BEAUTIFUL COLOURED PICTURES,LOADS OF ANIMALS
Disadvantages: PAGES CAN BE RIPPED BY A SMALL CHILD

FANTASTIC BOOK FOR A TODDLER-AND OLDER ! MY LITTLE BOY, AT 7, GOT A WORLD BOOK DAY VOUCHER FROM SCHOOL AND WHILE HE WAS CHOOSING, MY LITTLE GIRL WAS LOOKING AT BOOKS SHE FANCIED AND SAW THIS ! ITS REALLY COLOURFUL, EASILY HOLDS HER ATTENTION. AND AS SHE LOVES ANIMALS ITS A GREAT HIT. YOU CAN PLAY 'FIND THE ANIMAL' ON THE PAGES. EACH PAGE HAS A RHYMING VERSE ON IT-EASY FOR HER TO PICK UP AS SHE GET SOLDER-IT ALSO MEANS HER BIG BROTHER LOVES ... Read review

Advantages: Teaches rhyming and is a lot of fun
Disadvantages: none

I can remember my brother reading these books when he was younger, then omce he grew out of them my mum took them to the playgroup where she works. Everyone loves them, and they can teach children about animals and improve their language. So many kids go away trying to rhyme every word that they can think of! There are more books like this, such as "commotion in the oceon" , which are all just as good. To be honest, i would love to go back to be ... Read review