Recently I visited the Welsh Mountain Zoo (review to come later) and in the gift shop they had the I-Spy Zoos and Wildlife book, the same one that I had as a child in the early 90's. For those that are not familar with I-I-Spy books they were a range of books which contained pictures of 'things' you had to spot, e.g. things at a beach or on a car journey. Each 'thing' has a point value and once you've spotted a certain number of 'things' you could send away for a badge (along with 20p). (Some more info here - I-Spy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
The I-Spy Zoos and Wildlife book contains animals that you could see at the zoo and at only £1.50 I decided to pick one up. Different animals have different point values attached to them, the harder it is to see the animal at a zoo the higher points they have.
As the book must have been written in the 1980's it is interesting to see what value each animal has. For example you would only get 5 points for seeing a polar bear or dolphin but you would get 10 points for a meerkat and 15 points for a lemur or otter.
It is also has animals you would not be able to see in Britain anymore - dolphins, giant panda and kiwi.
The I-Spy Zoos and Wildlife book contains animals that you could see at the zoo and at only £1.50 I decided to pick one up. Different animals have different point values attached to them, the harder it is to see the animal at a zoo the higher points they have.
As the book must have been written in the 1980's it is interesting to see what value each animal has. For example you would only get 5 points for seeing a polar bear or dolphin but you would get 10 points for a meerkat and 15 points for a lemur or otter.
It is also has animals you would not be able to see in Britain anymore - dolphins, giant panda and kiwi.
