Status
Available
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Publication
HarperEntertainment (1999), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 22 pages
Description
Contains pop-up scenes that illustrate a variety of phobias, each with a brief description, including dentophobia, the fear of dentists; claustrophobia, the fear of enclosed spaces; acrophobia, an intense dread of heights; and others.
User reviews
LibraryThing member lilithcat
Like The Pop-Up Book of Nightmares by the same team, this combines flat art and pop-ups in awe-inspiring fashion. I really like "Acrophobia', which makes you feel like you are looking down from a great height!
LibraryThing member Auntie-Nanuuq
I HATED the clown.....but it's not a phobia. I Never even thought much of clowns until I became an adult, way into my 40's...then I realized that they are grotesque and eerie.
But I liked the rest....my favorites (they made me giggle): The Dentist, The Skyscraper, The SNAKES....after the snakes the
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spider was disappointing.I only gave this a 3 because it was only entertaining, but not in a lasting way.....there wasn't much "substance" by way of "reading material".
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Awards
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Selection — 2001)
Language
Original publication date
1999
Physical description
22 p.; 11.16 inches
ISBN
0688171958 / 9780688171957
Local notes
Fear of heights, fear of spiders, fear of flying, fear of death - these pop-ups place you in the hot seat - whether it's the dentist's chair as the drill comes spinning toward you or looking over the edge of a skyscraper whose sheer face plummets thousands of feet to the sidewalk far below.