Play-A-Sound Sesame Street Snapshots enables youngsters to become part of the story and build reading skills by helping Elmo take pictures of Sesame Street. Recommended for children ages 18 months and older, this book features a digital camera-shaped sound module with sound triggers and realistic camera noises. The story follows Elmo as he takes pictures of his favorite things. As children view the story pages, they ll come across icons in the text. When they press the matching icon on the digital camera, the art on the page comes to life on the viewfinder screen. Children can take 30 digital photos of the action, and each photo plays a fun sound. When they re done taking photos, they can even view a slide show of their work! Sesame Street Snapshots, from the popular Play-a-Sound series, teaches children the basics of how a camera works along with demonstrating the fun of taking pictures and the value of preserving photographs. It includes five colorful viewfinder animations that feature Elmo and other characters from the Sesame Street TV program: Help Elmo begin his show-and-tell project for school by taking pictures of his friends in the schoolyard. Take pictures of the yummy vegetables as Elmo visits a garden. As Elmo and Zoe skip to the courtyard, they see Bernice s birthday parade. Take photos of the fun things they see. In Elmo s room at home, take snapshots of his favorite games and toys. Each colorful scene includes characters like Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Bernice, Bert and Ernie, and Zoe. This sturdy, hardcover book is designed to withstand rough handling and includes three replaceable AAA batteries. Sesame Street Snapshots conforms to the safety requirements of ASTM F963-08.