Tanka Tanka Skunk

Steve Webb author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:1st Jul '04

£7.99

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Tanka Tanka Skunk cover

This innovative, visually stunning picture book introduces simple rhythmic patterns to the youngest children in a riot of wonderful shout-out-loud words and cavorting animals.

Meet Tanka, the elephant and his friend Skunka. Tanka, Skunka, Tanka, Skunka, Tanka Tanka Skunk! They have lots of friends for you to meet, so say their names to the Tanka Skunka beat! The book takes the reader on a veritable roller-coaster ride of sights and sounds as animals leap and dance across the brightly coloured pages.Meet Tanka, the elephant and his friend Skunka. Say their names together and they SOUND LIKE DRUMS! Tanka, Skunka, Tanka, Skunka, Tanka Tanka Skunk! They have lots of friends for you to meet, so say their names to the Tanka Skunka beat! Lemurs, llamas, zebras, badgers, caterpillars, big GORILLAS and yakety, yakety yaks. The book takes the reader on a veritable roller-coaster ride of sights and sounds as animals leap and dance across the brightly coloured pages. Terrific fun to read aloud one to one with a small child, and an absolute riot for group activities.

A clever exploraton of beat, pulse and rhythm . . . Cartoon-like illustrations are vividly coloured and will appeal greatly to younger children . . . This book would prove useful to pre-school teachers * Inis *
Not a book for a quiet read at bedtime but one to be shouted out loud . . . A great romp of noise * South Wales Argus *
A great book for reading aloud . . . An absolute riot for group activities * Who Minds *
An excellent book that thoroughly deserves a place in every early years setting * Early Years Educator *

ISBN: 9780099439776

Dimensions: 280mm x 236mm x 3mm

Weight: 201g

32 pages