Wild Reptiles: Snakes, Crocodiles, Lizards, and Turtles (Wild Kratts)

Wild Kratts: Step into Reading

by Chris Kratt, Martin Kratt, Random House (Illustrator)

A Step 2 Step into Reading Science Reader about reptiles. PBS’s successful animated show Wild Kratts follows the adventures of zoologists Chris and Martin Kratt as they travel to animal habitats around the globe. Along the way, they encounter incredible creatures while combining science education with fun. Boys and girls ages 4 to 6 can join the Kratt brothers as they activate their Creature Power Suits to creep, crawl, and slither with amazing reptiles!

Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

Genres: Animals, Childrens, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Science

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 6, 2015

Reviews

[Cam]

Good read .... for kindergarten age group. If your kids like the show they will more than likely like the book.

[Rebecca]

My son just loves these guys.

[Readergirl77]

Nathan read this one to us last night and only had issues with a few words. He needed help with structures, coyote, constricting (he said constructing), and gazelles (he pronounced it with more of a j sound). Other than that, he did great and is really improving on reading out loud.

[Alistair Parker]

It was amazing because I like animals and Chris and Martin's creature power suits. They turned into a rattle snake, a draco, a gilla monster, a rock python, a basilisk, and a crocodile.

[Amanda]

Another nice book educational book about animals that my daughter likes.

[Greg S]

My six-year-old and I read this. I enjoyed it, but, since it doesn’t have a story, and since it was too similar to an encyclopedia, my six-year-old did not.

[Anna]

If I'm desperate for a book about reptiles I'll read this one to the preschoolers, but I wouldn't pick this as my first choice because even though it has awesome facts about the animals, I would have liked to have seen realistic images of the animals. Now I know that the book is based off of the show so I understand why the book has illustrations and not real photographs of the animals, but it's just my preference on what I would have liked to see. Plus, it has the guys changing into the animals in their animal suits and I'm not sure if that would be confusing or not for the little ones.

[Ashley]

This book was just above Alice's reading level, and she struggled with it. I think it would have been better to have an entire book on one of these species with a story like they have in the show. Instead, there are two pages devoted to traits about each of a number of different reptiles with no unifying story line. Made it not as much fun.

[J V]

Love the Kraft brothers

A little bit too quick on each animal. The creatures wouldn’t mean much with out watching the show. We love the pbs show wild Kratts. This a great way to get him to stay interested in reading.

[Courtney]

Now I just need to retain the difference between crocodile and alligator. Alligator has a wider, curved snout, like a "c". Whereas crocodiles have a narrower, more angular snout, like letter "A".

"Alligators are grayish black. Crocodiles are brownish green."

[Donovan Fox]

I do enjoy Wild Kratts but there are some inaccurate wildlife facts in this particular book - the distinction between alligators and crocodiles is only applicable to AMERICAN alligators and crocodiles.

[Wade]

Can’t go wrong with the Wild Kratts. Creature power!

[Dianna]

My 4-year-old son adores this television series and these books.

[Kraemer]

Educational thriller

Great read. Answers your questions right after you need to explain a term to your child. Nice selection of animals and fascinating facts.

[Trey Auntie Paige]

"I learned things."
6 read this independently.

[Ali Book&Seaglasshunter]

Young fans of the show will enjoy this early reader book. There’s plenty of fascinating information about a handful of different reptiles.

[Lindsay]

Love it

We love the wild Kratts. The kids learn so much from them. Books, show and everything else. We love them. And this book was a good step book!

[Angie]

A good introduction to reptiles giving basic information on reptiles and fun facts about some interesting species. There is no evolution mentioned in this book … just straight facts.

[PottWab Regional Library]

A

[Jenese Wilson]

This book was cool because you were able to learn all about the many different wild reptiles and how unique they were. The book was very descriptive and informational. It has nice illustrations and very easy to read

[Nichole]

Jude read on his own.

[Pinky]

Learn about reptiles with the Wild Kratts. From Alligators to Rattlesnakes to Gila monsters and more there is bound to be a reptile you adore in this book.

[Heidi]

If your kids like the Wild Kratts TV show, they will like this book!

[Alison Rodden]

A good brief overview of several reptiles.