Nick Jr. Go, Diego, Go! Rainforest Rhythm Book & Electronic Rainstick

by Reader's Digest Association, Erica Pass, Art Mawhinney (Illustrations)

There’s trouble in the rainforest! It hasn’t rained for weeks, and Diego’s animal friends are feeling the effects of the drought. When Diego and his sidekick Baby Jaguar set out to help the animals, they find a mysterious rainstick. Legend has it that the rainstick has the power to make it rain, but will it really work? Diego, Baby Jaguar, and all the other animals are about to find out. Readers can feel like they’re part of the action too thanks to the electronic rainstick that comes with this book. It not only makes a sound like water falling when you turn it over, it also plays three songs when you push the button.

44 pages, Hardcover

First published August 19, 2008

About the author

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. is a global media and direct marketing company based in Chappaqua, New York, best known for its flagship publication founded in 1922, Reader's Digest. The company's headquarters are in New York City, where it moved from Pleasantville, New York.

The company was founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace in 1922 with the first publication of Reader's Digest magazine, but has grown to include a diverse range of magazines, books, music, DVDs and online content.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was fun using the rain stick as I read the book. I like that there was a picture that showed me when to shake the rain stick. I was surprised that he shakes the rain stick instead of just turning it over. I did not like that it was not easy getting the rain stick to stay in place. I would have my students create rain sticks using toilet paper rolls, construction paper, tissue paper or something like that, rice, and rubber bands. I like how he talked about how the drought affected so many animals and how they worked together to try to solve the problem. I would read this during units about weather, Native Americans, and music. I also liked how it scattered some Spanish words into the story. The battery on the rain stick in the CUE library is dead, but it was still cool to flip anyway because it still had rice or something in it.