Lonely Planet’s Sticker
World: Farm, is a brilliant activity book which allows the child to become
the architect and designer of their own farm.
40 pages of colour and learning
and over 500 stickers, offers the opportunity for children to explore life on a
farm by mapping out and building up their own surroundings as they choose.
Marco and Amelia are guides that participate in the
creation of the farm.
They assist with their directions, the structure and form
chosen for the farm. This is done through suggestions about choice, and
questions that must be considered from the various possibilities. This helps
the creators make decisions about what, why and where they plant their preferred
produce and situate their animals’ structures.
Valuable background information about each area is
fed through the text. Primary consideration is given to safe-guarding the
growing produce from animals that see it as food, and assuring that the animals
have safe pens positioned appropriately.
What to expect from farm life and the machinery
that is essential to sustain it, is also addressed. How to maximise the use of produce
derived from animals and the earth, blends in with the importance of bees to
our food chain, harvesting fruit, and the reward in being self-sufficient. There is also the issue of being able to
repair things that may break down or wear out.
This is not only a sticker book. It is fun-filled
and entertaining. The stickers are the building blocks that fill the empty
spaces and slowly form a working farm. Pens and other drawing equipment are
encouraged to add variety and self-expression to the project.
It is also a useful learning tool for children in
the area of language and knowledge about a subject that they may never personally
experience. It will certainly assist children’s decision-making skills, broaden
their horizons, and offers a sense of independence and achievement when they
complete the tasks and challenges of choice they encounter.
Title:
Sticker World: Farm
Author:
Kait Eaton
Illustrator:
Aviel Basil
Publisher:
Lonely Planet Kids, $9.99
Publication
Date: February 2019
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9781788680264
For
ages: 5+
Type: Activity Book
