ISBN: 9781408311776
Pages: 32
Age Level: Early Childhood 0-6
Genre: Picture Storybook
Rating: 4 stars
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Parker-Rees, illustrator of Julia Donaldson's Giraffes can't dance has written and illustrated this fantastic world that children will be eager to investigate. As they help Tom & Millie find the items on their list they are also learning different types of maths like counting, colours and shapes.
There are hundreds of things to spot throughout the book as part of the story, and the end papers give you some of Tom & Millie's friends to look out for as well. You could also get your children to look for all sorts of different things that are not part of the treasure hunt.
The illustrations are are quite simplistic, yet you can clearly make out the individual animals. The animals and their backgrounds are done in realistic colours and are quite muted. The bright colouring comes from their clothing and the accessories, like cars, playgrounds and shapes. The pages alternate between scenes like this one where the friends discussing what they have found, and what they have to locate next. The clue for the next item is displayed in the previous item found. Then you have a 'busy' scene where you need to help Tom & Millie and their friends find the next treasure, and there are simply dozens of things to spot on each page.
There is lots of discussion about colours and numbers, plenty of repetition, and the language used is very appropriate for the reading age.
This is a great book for sharing with friends. It is also a really good maths resource for using with younger primary school students.
I got my copy of Tom & Millie's Great BIG Treasure Hunt from the Taradale Primary School library where I work.
You can find a copy at Napier Libraries.
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