Find It in Nature!
Series of 8 titles *
Can you tell a bear track from a turkey track? Can you tell an oak tree from a maple tree? Readers will learn to identify different forest animal tracks, flowers, trees, and mushrooms in this fun, interactive series! Carefully leveled text provides defining details for each animal's tracks, plant, or fungi, while accompanying photos show identifying features. A comprehensive back matter feature quizzes readers, asking them to match each set of tracks with its animal owner or plants and mushrooms with their name. Each book also includes picture labels, reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, an index, and a picture glossary.
Reviews
SLJ Review of Find it in Nature!
Well-chosen photos and simple descriptions introduce nature identification at its most basic level. Spreads offer one or two facts that identify key features of the organism. In Trees, a large photo of the tree is paired with a close-up view of its leaves, needles, or bark, while the text highlights key features, such as the five points of a maple leaf or the birch’s white bark. Most of the narrative addresses physical characteristics that will aid identification. A closing spread includes a brief picture glossary and a useful review page where readers are challenged to match the item to a spot illustration. Nature enthusiasts will require more information as they get older, but these books introduce the beginning components of identification in an appealing presentation that is just right for the youngest learners.
VERDICT: Appealing and practical nonfiction for emerging readers.