Photographs by Geoff Dann. Review by Dave Jenkinson. Baby's World - Outdoors. Photographs by Geoff Dann. Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Board books can play an important, early role in developing young readers.
While parents and other adults can acquaint newborns and toddlers with the sounds of language via oral reading, eventually young children must make independent physical contact with books. Given the limited digital dexterity of this age group, the thin paper pages of children's books are at risk of being accidentally torn and crumpled. The thick, stiff pages of board books, however, are ideal for those fingers which are just learning to turn pages. The simplest board books are those that present youngsters with common, everyday objects which the children are invited to name, thereby reinforcing language development. In At Home and Outdoors, each page contains colourful photographs of four objects with each object being presented against a white, square backdrop.