Color Zoo

　　十週的嬰兒尤其喜歡顏色鮮豔多變化的刺激，四個月的嬰兒對顏色的分辨與界定已經大致與成人一樣，而要學習顏色與形狀的名稱，對於四歲之前的孩子而言，都不是一件容易的事情。顏色與形狀在語言學習的歷程上屬於抽象性的概念，小朋友必須透過他所熟悉的實際物體，例如日常用品或動物，來進行抽象語言的學習。Color Zoo 這本小書，讓你家小寶貝透過他在動物園常常看到的小動物：小老鼠、獅子、羊咩咩、小猴子，來學習不同形狀的名稱，透過形狀的堆疊所呈現的動物形象，培養小朋友想像力並進而學習抽象思考。簡單的英文形狀與動物命名，讓你與你的寶貝在探索不同顏色、不同形狀、不同動物的同時，還能夠有聲音上的交流，也能夠進行簡單的語言學習。本書也是著名的凱迪克銀牌獎得主喔!

This acclaimed Caldecott Honor Book is a visually exciting introduction to colors, shapes, and animals for preschoolers.

Share this classic die-cut concept book at home or at circle time. Lois Ehlert, of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom fame, was a picture book genius.

＂Boldly designed pages easily carry to the rear of the room during story hours, and brilliant juxtapositions of vibrant primary colors will make children’s eyes tingle.＂ (School Library Journal)

＂A masterpiece of graphic design.＂ (American Library Association Caldecott Committee)

＂Color Zoo is about concepts--shapes, colors, and animals--but also about looking at the world in a new and creative way.＂ (Children’s Books and Their Creators)

＂Employs ingeniously designed, perfectly die-cut and bound pages which line up exactly to unfold nine distinctly recognizable abstractly formed animal heads. Immensely enjoyable.＂ (CCBC Choices)

Shapes and colors in your zoo, lots of things that you can do. Heads and ears, beaks and snouts, that’s what animals are all about. I know animals and you do too; make some new ones for your zoo.