Big Board First 100 Machines (Bright Baby)
by Roger Priddy
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Author: Roger PriddyBrand: Priddy Books
Edition: Board book
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-08-22
ISBN: 0312498063
Number of pages: 14
Publisher: Priddy Books
Book Reviews of Big Board First 100 Machines (Bright Baby)
Book Review: Good, But Can't Give It 4-5 Stars Because It Is Missing Some Common/Interesting Vehicles, and Has Problematic Photos & Captions
Summary: 3 Stars
This 11"x11" book for young children contains 14 pages of photographs of 100 machines under the categories "flying machines," "cars," "on the water," "on the tracks," "rescue vehicles," "on the farm," "construction machines," and "on the road." I hate to rain on anyone's parade, in this case the 17 five-star reviews and 1 four-star review that precede this one, but this book has some problems. It lacks stationary machines; is missing some common or interesting vehicles; contains photographs that omit important aspects of the vehicles in question; and has some captions that are uncommon terms or that do not match the photographs.
LACK OF STATIONARY MACHINES: Unlike the 100 machines pictured in this book, not all machines travel from one place to another. Examples include oil drilling rigs, scrap metal shredders, and industrial robots. A better title would have been "First 100 Vehicles."
MISSING SOME COMMON OR INTERESTING VEHICLES: Assuming that the book should focus on vehicles, some vehicles that would have been nice to include are: taxi (although "water taxi" is present); limousine; locomotive (although several are pictured under "on the tracks," they are labeled "trains" which is less specific); railroad cars (e.g., boxcar, flatcar, hopper car, caboose); bicycle (to complement "motorcycle" and "[motorized] scooter"); rocket (although "space shuttle" is pictured); snowmobile; and zamboni. To make room for such vehicles, the book could have eliminated some similar photos (e.g., some of the 8 tractors under "on the farm").
PHOTOS THAT OMIT IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF VEHICLES: "Coal train" and "freight train" show only locomotives, so the reader cannot tell what the trains are carrying. It is not clear if the "subway train" is underground, without which feature the vehicle in question would be a "rapid transit." Due to the "giant excavator" photo lacking any humans, it's difficult to appreciate its size (about 20 feet high). "Big rig" shows only a frontal view; a side view of a "semi" ("semi-trailer" or "tractor-trailer" truck) would have been more helpful. Etc.
CAPTIONS THAT ARE UNCOMMON TERMS OR THAT DO NOT MATCH PHOTOS: Assuming that you want this book to grow your child's vocabulary, then the words should be common and should match the pictures, right? Unfortunately... What's labeled a "surfboard" is better described as a "windsurfing board." Google "airport fire rig" and you get fewer than 1000 results ("airport fire truck" occurs much more frequently). "Eurostar" and "Inter City Express" trains are found in Europe, but the audience for the book appears to be Americans. "Mountain train" appears to be a "tram" climbing or descending a hill. The picture of "airport express" gives no clue that the train is heading to or coming from an airport. "Quad bike" is less common a term than "all-terrain vehicle." "Cable repair truck" is rarely used; what is pictured is generically called a "bucket truck." Etc.
Nevertheless, the book is: (1) interesting for kids due to the colorful, large pictures, and (2) durable due to the thick pages. So I'll give it three stars.
Summary of Big Board First 100 Machines (Bright Baby)
Suitable for babies and toddlers.
Over 100 first machine words to learn.
Fantastic photographs of all sorts of machines.
Sturdy, large-format board book to withstand repeated learning fun.
Over 100 first machine words to learn.
Fantastic photographs of all sorts of machines.
Sturdy, large-format board book to withstand repeated learning fun.
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