Spot Rainforest Animals
Set of 8 titles
Rainforests are teeming with life--anacondas slithering along the forest floor, monkeys swinging from branches, and parrots flying in the canopy. New readers will love this high-interest topic and build key vocabulary with the Spot search-and-find format. Picture prompts and an answer key give visual support, making this series perfect for kindergarten readers. This series is also available in a Spanish edition.
SLJ Review of Spot Rainforest Animals
This companion to the “Spot Nature” series by the same publisher follows an identical format. Brief volumes open with a challenge to students to locate four pictures and their corresponding words. In this series, students are asked to find an animal’s body part or something notable about its habitat or lifestyle. Hints and visual clues guide readers to find the objects, with plenty of opportunities for review. Most feature simple sentences, including an exclamatory sentence to stimulate dramatic interest, e.g., “Wow. That snake is huge!” (Anacondas). The text includes common sight words and short- and long-vowel sounds. The series covers a broad range of rainforest creatures, whose habits, habitats, body parts, and lifestyles are explored and explained. The remarkable color photos, whose focus is frequently on the creatures’ habits and lifestyles, are sure to captivate students. VERDICT Recommended for schools and public libraries to promote STEM learning for young students. Hand to animal lovers who’ll learn a lot about some favorite creatures, and meet some new ones, too.