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Zoom (Picture Puffin) Review


Zoom (Picture Puffin)  Manufacturer: Puffin
Author(s): Istvan Banyai

ISBN: 0140557741    EAN: 9780140557749
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 64
Reading Level: Ages 4-8

Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Retail Price: $6.99
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Open this wordless book and zoom from a farm to a ship to a city street to a desert island. But if you think you know where you are, guess again. For nothing is as it seems in Banyai's mysterious landscapes of picture within pictures. Full color.


User Submitted Zoom (Picture Puffin) Reviews


October 11, 2008
How great is this?!
How can you not love this book? It teaches children to think about the way we view the things around us. It is fun and exciting to see what something will morph into next. Because there are no words, children can set the pace to "read" this book. The conversational opportunities are endless.

September 17, 2008
a true surprise!
Just flip the pages slowly - forwards and at times, back again. You're in for a good surprise-one after another. Enjoy!

June 24, 2008
fun, fascinating
A friend gave me this book when I was in a super slump. I was amused and amazed as the pictures zoomed away from each other how they put both objects and actions into perspective, not only in terms of size, but also in terms of time and space. The artist cleverly starts with a rooster, a symbol of cockiness, and shows just where he really stands in the giant scheme of things.

June 22, 2008
Great book for Business Leaders !
I use the book ZOOM as a way to show business leaders how their perspectives can change realities. Because it's so affordable, I buy the book in bulk and send it out with personal notes after business leadership classes to help reinforce the training's overall messages on perspective. If you lead people, add ZOOM to your business library - it's fun, easy to understand, and very transferable to the adult learning environment.

April 10, 2008
The book with no words
My daughter, aged 4, was a little bit confused at the book when it first arrived. She didn't like that it didn't have words. After "reading" it with her a couple of times, it has fast become one of her favorites.
More then once I have found her in bed "reading" this book by herself and she will still pick this book on occasion for one of her bedtime stories.

March 25, 2008
Quiet time
My boys, ages 5 and 7, love this book. It is the last book we look at each night. They read about two books and then want to look at the Zoom book for "quiet time" before they put their heads on the pillows. They have not grown tired of it. It brings such an amazing perspective to life! Some things aren't quite what they seem! Great lesson!

March 2, 2008
Review: Zoom (Banyai)
The book came in a very good condition and precisely at the time Amazon estimated. I was also satisfied with the careful packaging of the parcel. Well done!


November 19, 2007
Great book for the classroom!
I am a middle school teacher, and I use this book as a community building activity. It's great!

October 5, 2007
Adult uses for Zoom
The series of pictures in Zoom are fascinating discussion prompters and for the adept trainer (in areas of communication, leadership, problem-solving, decision-making, etc.) they pose endless possibilities for engaging and meaningful workshops about not having the full picture, the importance of understanding the world around us, or utilizing specific communication or leadership techniques to solve problems.

September 24, 2007
magic!
Thank you Amazon for the book, 'Zoom'. I bought 2 copies 2 years ago and recently 2 more from you, for my little friends and some big friends too. It has brought magic and a sense of wonder to all that look at it - and all done without any words! Brilliant.


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