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Safari

A Photicular Book
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Safari by Dan Kainen is a captivating book for children that takes readers on an imaginative journey through the African savannah. Featuring stunning 'Photicular' technology, the book brings the wonders of the safari to life, offering an educational glimpse of the wildlife, including lions, elephants, and giraffes, in dynamic, moving images. It combines interactive visual magic with engaging storytelling to enthral young minds.
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Format: Hardback
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You might enjoy this children's book if you have a fascination with African wildlife and enjoy interactive experiences. It features stunning imagery and innovative technology that brings animals to life, making it both an educational and visually captivating journey for young readers. If you're looking for a book that combines learning with excitement, this could be a perfect choice.

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Why just read about the way a cheetah can run up to 60mph when you can actually watch him running, too? Featuring eight animals (cheetah, rhino, elephant, giraffe, gazelle, zebra, gorilla, and lion), this title provides the information you'd expect to hear from a real safari tour guide about each animal.

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A magical journey. A safari in your hands.

Animals in living motion, as real as if you were there. The cheetah bounds, the lion charges. The African elephant snaps its ears.

Using unique Photicular technology, Safari is the adventure of a lifetime, and a book unlike any other.

Experience it for yourself.

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Safari by Dan Kainen has received praise for its innovative use of lenticular technology, offering readers a virtual safari experience with lifelike images of animals like cheetahs, rhinos, and gazelles. Reviewers have admired its ability to bring the savannah to life with each turn of the page, highlighting the book's imaginative and engaging presentation of wildlife.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780761163800

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 September 2012

Country: United States

Imprint: Workman Publishing

Illustration: 8 photicular images

Contributors:

  • With Carol Kaufmann

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 212.0mm

Height: 213.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 16

About the Author

Dan Kainen is an artist, designer, and inventor living in New York City. He is the creator of the bestselling Photicular books Safari, Ocean,Polar, Jungle, and Wild. His website is DanKainen.com.While working with some of the pioneers of holography, Dan created a special spotlight that was used by Soho s Museum of Holography to light holograms. The related field of holography led to Dan s interest in lenticular art and, in turn, after nearly a decade of research and experimentation, to the creation of his Motion Viewer, his third patent in that field and the inspiration for Safari and the other Photicular books.Carol Kaufmann is the author of 97 Ways to Make a Cat Like You and co-author of the bestselling Photicular books Safari, Ocean, and Polar (Oct. 2015). A freelance writer and editor, her work for National Geographic and other publications has taken her to all corners of the globe, from the Pacific Ocean s floor to the top the Atlas Mountains. In addition to National Geographic, her writing has appeared in the New York Times Draft column, Reader s Digest, where she was the National Affairs Reporter, The Washington Post, George, and in the anthology A Woman s Europe. She is also the author of the ebook, MamaTricks. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

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