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| Dora's Pirate Adventure (Dora the Explorer) | 
 enlarge | Creators: Leslie Valdes, Dave Aikins
Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon
Category: Book
List Price: $3.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 201285
Media: Paperback
Edition: Bilingual
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 24
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 7.7 x 0.1
ISBN: 0689875835
EAN: 9780689875830
ASIN: 0689875835
Publication Date: January 6, 2005
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Product Description
Dora and her friends are putting on a pirate play. But the Pirate Piggies have stolen their costume chest thinking it's full of treasure! Will Dora and her friends be able to get their costumes back? Find out in this exciting pirate adventure!
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Just right for the little ones May 25, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am not a parent, nor am I experienced in reading books for small children, but I had heard of Dora the Explorer and, when I saw this book at the office, where I worked, about to be tossed out, as it was getting pretty beat up, I thought I would give it a try.
This is a glossy, 8" by 8" 24-page paperback, that is very colorful, and it is aimed at ages baby through preschool. It is meant, I believe, as a read-to or read-along book. The text is by Lisa Valdes and the illustrations are by Dave Atkins.
The illustrations are large, plentiful, very colorful, and decidedly upbeat. The text is cheerful and adventurous in tone and suited well for its purposes and target audience. The story involves Dora and her friends wanting to put on a play about pirates, but having their plan waylaid when piggy pirates snatch their chest full of costumes. The piggy pirates mistake the chest for a treasure chest, and whisk it away to an island. Using a very helpful and talkative map, Dora and her friends sail off in pursuit. Along the way, there is a counting task, in Spanish, plus they have to help the singing bridge sing its silly song the right way. The conclusion involves a non-violent confrontation with the piggy pirates, that lends a touch of suspense, without being scary.
The tone of the story is not only fun and adventurous, but also very inviting. It repeatedly, but not annoyingly, invites the reader and those being read to, to join in. The counting and the singing are clearly aimed at this. The story moves quickly and that, combined with the abundant and colorful illustrations, should make it good at engaging and holding the attention of young children. The characters are depicted as cute and friendly, with Dora definitely taking center stage. While Diego is along for the ride, he does not say anything.
The book itself, while the copy I read was pretty beat up, looks very durable. I work in a children's mental health clinic, and the book likely got a lot of use by several children, some of whom might well be quite aggressive and destructive. That this book survived, for months, in our waiting room, is a testament to its heartiness.
Dora Done Right March 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you've read other Dora books, you know that not all actually capture the essence of the show...I know it's not Shakespeare, but come on... at least try & get the basic elements that the kids recognize into the books such as if we need to know where to go, ask the kids who they need to as (Map!) then explain where their going, let the kids yell, "Backpack!" & then pick what item they need to help Dora & her friends, etc. The book includes counting, singing silly songs (a favorite of our daughter's), and an extra bonus if your child loves Diego too, he's along for the ride. We read this book about every night (it's one of our daughter's favorites), and it isn't painful-like some children's books can be. I have fun singing & listening to my daughter participate, sing along (something she started with this book) & laugh, and you probably will too.
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