Mission to Madagascar

by Amanda Lumry

Young fans of Dreamworks' new Madagascar animated film can separate fact from fiction in an entertaining way by reading Mission to Madagascar (Adventures of Riley #5). Riley goes loopy for lemurs as his reality-based exploits take him to the mysterious island of Madagascar in search of the elusive aye-aye! Award-winning visuals, cutting-edge science, enjoyable storylines, authoritative scientific endorsements, and elementary curriculum applications highlight this bold new Environmental Education series for young children.

Genres: Animals, Science

32 pages, Hardcover

First published June 25, 2005

Reviews

[Maggie Panning]

This book had the potential to be really wonderful. The characters were diverse, the setting great, and the combination of photos and illustrations was a great way to make the book engaging. But, the story just didn't flow at all and the factual tidbits that they put in were often intriguing but then they didn't go on to explain, so they might have well have just left a lot of the factoids out altogether. I will try and avoid this series in the future.

[Tami]

Kids of all ages are welcome to join Uncle Max, Aunt Martha, and Riley on their adventures to the island of Madagascar. The adventurers will be working with a film crew to study lemurs and other unique animals found no where else in the world. Throughout their travels they'll see hissing cockroaches, painted mantella Frogs, black and white ruffed lemurs, and a variety of other native species. But will the crew find the rare and mysterious aye-aye?

Adventures of Riley: Mission to Madagascar is a fun adventure presented in beautiful vibrant colour. This book contains a story with plenty of interesting fact boxes that will both entertain and teach. Hidden clues are also found throughout the book to unlock another online adventure. Included with this book are a special Madagascar sticker, and invitation to become a free member of Riley's world, and a Passport to Riley's World in which to store your free sticker. Moreover, a portion on the sale of each copy of Adventures of Riley: Mission to Madagascar will be donated to the Wildlife Conservation Society and to the World Wildlife Fund.

[Rhonda K]

Conor loved this one so I think we'll look for the others in the series. There were lots of fact bubbles and then the main story. I read to him as much as I thought he could absorb after a long busy day. When he talked about the story a couple days later, I knew a connection had been made. Perfect tie-in book for kids who like the Wild Kratts show.

[Mellanie C]

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
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[Terry]

The book is crammed with fun stuff to do and learn. It covers geography, nature, animal habitat, and conservation in just a couple dozen pages. The passport is a great way to encourage additional global discoveries and learning. See what our young reader loves about this and other Riley adventures.