Footsteps in the Forests: Biome Explorers

by Laura Perdew, Lex Cornell (Illustrator)

Gear up to tour the world’s forest biomes with trees large and small, creatures short and tall in this nonfiction picture book! In Footsteps in the Biome Explorers , kids 5 to 8 take a walk on a rain forest canopy walkway, sit quietly to observe temperate forest wildlife, and bundle up to visit a chilly boreal forest. There are more than 3 trillion trees on Planet Earth, so we’ve got lots of exploring to do! Discover leafcutter ants, toucans, squirrels, opossums, ferns, mosses, snowshoe hairs, and much more on our tour of the world’s forests. Plus, learn the role humans play in keeping the forest biome healthy, and why that’s critical to the global environment. Fun illustrations, color photographs, fast facts, and a science activity are all part of the learning in this nonfiction picture book! Make language arts connections with the introductory poem, and use the glossary for deeper language development. Perfect as a read aloud or for beginner readers.

Footsteps in the Biome Explorers is part of a set of five books in the Picture Book Science series that explore the different biomes of Planet Earth. Other titles in this series include Grassland Biome Explorers; Aquatic Biome Explorers ; Tour the Biome Explorers ; Destination Biome Explorers .

Genres: Animals

32 pages, Hardcover

Published August 15, 2022

About the author

I am a mom, author, writing consultant, and former middle school teacher. I write fiction and nonfiction for kids, including over 30 books for the education market on a variety of topics including wetland conservation, renewable energy, extinction, and animal adaptations. BIODIVERSITY: EXPLORE THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE ON EARTH (Nomad Press, 2019) earned a starred review from Booklist and is a Junior Library Guild selection. My first fiction picture book is THE FORT (Page Street Kids, 2020). My goal is to inspire the next generation of conservationists through books.

Reviews

[BlackhamBooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

A science based book with a lot of good information, but no story per se. In addition to the illustrations, different fonts/colors add visual interest to the text ... but still, a kid would probably need to have some interest in nature to make it through and enjoy it.

[Helen · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book talks about forests in general. It has diverse people in it, but the illustrations make the people look weird.