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"Readers will gasp with delight when they open this book, produced as paper-over-board: a hidden tab in each heavy page slides an acetate layer printed with vertical black lines over an encoded, detailed image of a horse, rooster, turtle or other creature, and the layers' interaction creates the illusion of motion. The black-and-white images openly reference the motion photography of Eadweard Muybridge (an influence that Seder acknowledges on the copyright page) and they contrast with the bright palette used for the spare, reader-directed text. ("Can you soar like an eagle?/ Whoosh-whoosh-glide!/ Can you swing like a chimp?/ Swoop-swoop-slide!") This book may encourage plenty of galloping--and jumping, running and bounding--on the part of young readers; adults will find it a marvel to look at in its own right."
--"Publishers Weekly," starred review
--"Publishers Weekly," starred review
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There's never before been a book like Gallop! Employing a patented new technology called Scanimation, each page is a marvel that brings animals, along with one shining star, to life with art that literally moves. It's impossible not to flip the page, and flip it again, and again, and again. A first book of motion for kids, it shows a horse in full gallop and a turtle swimming up the page. A dog runs, a cat springs, an eagle soars, and a butterfly flutters. Created by Rufus Butler Seder, an inventor, artist, and filmmaker fascinated by antique optical toys, Scanimation is a state-of-the-art six-phase animation process that combines the "persistence of vision" principle with a striped acetate overlay to give the illusion of movement. It harks back to the old magical days of the kinetoscope, and the effect is astonishing. Complementing the art is a delightful rhyming text full of simple questions and fun, nonsense replies: Can you gallop like a horse? giddyup-a-loo! Can you strut like a rooster? cock-a-doodle-doo! Every child who opens the book will be amazed, and so will every parent!
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
Every odd page in this book has a picture which comes to life as you open the page. It's truly astounding. The title comes from the horse which gallops on the cover, but my favourite is the monkeys swinging through the trees. It's the closest you will come to the books featured in the Harry Potter stories where the pictures come to life - whilst the pictures are of necessity only black and white it is truly a magical feature. I think it makes the book suitable for all ages. I bought it for my 2 year old, but I am as intrigued and impressed by it as he is. I think its a great buy for any age. Children will view it with awe and adults will simply be incredibly impressed. Buy it now!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
This is a pretty short book and would probably be an accompaniment to a bed time story rather than the main story itself.
It consists of a series of bar code like images, and when you turn a page a tab inside is pulled to make an animated image. The first few times you look at this book you won't be able to stop yourself from turning the pages quickly and slowly to perfect the speed of the animation!
It is a novelty - and thankfully a pretty tough one! Unlike books which contain pull down tabs which can easily bend and tear, the pages are thick and the tab to action the action (as it were) is internal to the 2-ply tick card pages so it can't be broken.
Like the other reviewer, I also like the monkey swinging through the trees!
It consists of a series of bar code like images, and when you turn a page a tab inside is pulled to make an animated image. The first few times you look at this book you won't be able to stop yourself from turning the pages quickly and slowly to perfect the speed of the animation!
It is a novelty - and thankfully a pretty tough one! Unlike books which contain pull down tabs which can easily bend and tear, the pages are thick and the tab to action the action (as it were) is internal to the 2-ply tick card pages so it can't be broken.
Like the other reviewer, I also like the monkey swinging through the trees!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
I came across this book in a farm shop and bought it for double the price here! I was so impressed by the moving pictures that I bought it for my two neices. It's a book for the very young but the pictures make it so interesting it's worth getting just for that.
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Amazing book!
I ordered this book because of all the great reviews and I was certainly not disappointed. I got it for one of my Grandsons, one is a year old the other nearly 3yrs old. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mrs. L. Niblock
brilliant book
this is a great book, my little boy loves it. i cant believe the detail that has been put into it. its well worth the price. im going to buy more of theses books for sure.
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This book was bought for my son to give his neice at Christmas so she hasn't seen it yet!
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The book came quite quickly and in good condition. Read more
Published 7 months ago by hamish1
FANTASTIC
Excellent book our grandson loves it we have now bought the full set . Amazon is the cheapest place i have found to purchace them . Read more
Published 10 months ago by lotusflower
Gallop
Great book, my son really liked this book and I am sure he will always enjoy it.
Published 19 months ago by DaniMunn
Gallop
Fabulous, good price, perfect condition swift delivery... exactly as hoped for, nothing more to say really : )
Published 20 months ago by Moo.
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For those who know that babies respond to black and white contrasts, cast your eyes through this book. Read more
Published 21 months ago by L. Skelton
Lovely Book
My husband and 19month old boy loves this book. We have the whole collection and they have so much fun at bedtime flicking through the pages bringing the characters to life!
Published 22 months ago by Mrs. Nl House
Brilliant - Just brilliant!
I bought this following other peoples positive reviews as I don't have children myself so always need help when buying gifts for other peoples. Read more
Published on 13 May 2010 by F. Howard
Gallop!!
A lovely book! Bought for a toddler but my older children enjoyed (as did I!). If you want to purchase something a bit different, then this is the book to buy - kids will love it!
Published on 22 April 2010 by Draxo
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