Planes Board Book

The Turkeybird Speaks (My son's opinion, age 3): "Now this is the part where I tell you to pull up a chair and your favorite snack so you can settle into a great book. Does it really get any better than trucks, planes, and trains? I would say not! They move, they have wheels, they go fast and they do all sorts of fun things. I especially liked reading my plane book when we traveled cross country to our new home. It was neat to look out the window and see the same sky that I was looking at in my book. These books are a must have for every home. Go get them!"

Mom's Two Cents: "I have to agree with The Turkeybird and the publishers summary. We initially purchased the Trucks book when he was very little and it instantly became a favorite. show more Now that he is quite a bit older (at least two years have passed) he still picks them out of our full bookshelf. As he mentioned, we traveled by plane this last summer to move from the DC area to California and the Planes book was a huge hit! There are images of people getting on and off planes in the book and because of the small airport we initially left from, we were able to get aboard the plane just as they did in the book, which he loved! And though you would think these books wouldn't appeal to girls, even The Littlebug picked the Plane book out yesterday as her book of choice.

"Now, onto the technical side of the book. What I, as a parent, really like about these books are the simple text and straight forward images. It's not going to be the most beautiful book on your shelf, nor will the words be drawn out and elaborate, but it still holds an entertainment and educational value I can't deny. Each page has between 3 to 5 words with a simple illustration demonstrating the text. For smaller kids it can often times be overwhelming to have a book filled with words and dramatic images, but these books though not elegant are still captivating. I highly recommend these books for beginning readers and even for older children who may need a respite between larger, more complicated books." show less

A small and simple book that nonetheless is appealing in its bright, cartoon-like illustrations and the subject matter. Barton has made his place in the children's book world exploring various forms of transportation, from planes to trains, and kids love that topic. This board book is about planes. As with other books by the author, the sentences are simple and work primarily to label and explain the picture. The book begins with examples of several different types of planes - seaplanes, crop dusting planes, planes that write messages- and then settles on the jet plane. With the jet plane, Barton shows a close-up of the functions and maintenance of a plane, such as the passengers that travel on it, or the control tower that regulates show more it. On the last page we watch the plane disappearing into the sky. This board book is similar to the picture book Barton wrote, Airport, but with simpler illustrations, less text, and a focus on the planes themselves rather than the airport and traveling by plane. I still recommend it as a good introduction to planes for toddlers, and especially useful if you plan on traveling by plane with such a small child, to prepare her for the trip. show less

Young readers explore different aircraft and the jobs they do. Some are crop dusters; others carry people. Some write messages in the sky. Do you know all the jobs that airplanes can do?

A board book for the very young; bright, colorful illustrations accompany the simple text. With a Lexile level of 280L, many beginning readers will enjoy reading this book themselves.

Recommended.

Although Byron Barton's Planes has a small, single engine plane on the cover, and several types of aircraft are represented within, including a sea plane and a crop duster, the bulk of the book is devoted to a passenger jet. This is not a bad book, it's just not to our taste - we prefer the sadly out of print Plane by Chris Demarest which celebrates the flight of a single engine aicraft.

Great book for young children to learn about different types of airplanes, also a great tool for the ones that never experience to flight in an airplane before.
Age group : 3 and up
Source : ECE

Lap book, board book with colorful pictures, all out different types of planes and describing what they do.
Source: My personal collection
Ages: 2-4

This book talks about different planes and what they do.
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