Whose Tracks Are These?: A Clue Book of Familiar Forest Animals

by James D. Nail

A series of clues and striking illustrations detail how to identify a variety of pawprints found in the woodlands.

Ages 6-10

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

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Jessica Tonkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informational, Grades 1-5

I LOVED this book! There was a bit of mystery throughout this book. The "who am I" structure is engaging for children and will for sure keep their attention. Lots of facts in this book, written in a light and fun way. I'll be sure to have this book in my future classroom.

[Irina H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very well illustrated and written book introducing children to identifying animal tracks.

[Florence Baumgardner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whose Tracks are These? A clue Book of Familiar Forest Animals by Jim Nail illustrations by Hyla Skudder
ISBN: 978-1-57098-078-7
Whose Tracks are These? A Clue Book of Familiar Forest Animals by Jim Nail illustrations by Hyla Skudder is guessing game picture book. This book can be used for N-Nursery, P-Primary, or I-intermediate ages 6-10 for reading. The author of this picture book describes different animals living in the forest, what they eat and where they may live. You can see tracks in the forest and then it is asked "Who am I?" the answer is revealed by turning the page you may see a rabbit, fox, raccoon, deer, chipmunk, or a squirrel and the final "Who am I?" is a surprise. My Boys and I adore this adventure guessing game picture book very much. It takes place in the woods and the animals in the forest are the main characters. It has encouraged my children to look for tracks when we are outside playing in our yard or hiking in wooded areas. The illustrators use of natural animal and forest colors which allows you to enjoy different seasons of the year. Great vacation book find! While working with children you could get copies of different animal tracks. Allow them to stand on the tracks and pretend to be the animal they are guessing. Allowing children to make their own tracks out of finger paints they can see what their tracks would look like hiking in the woods.

[abcdefg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nicely illustrated with high quality, colorful drawings, this book introduces young children to animal tracks in the forest. The book starts with descriptions of the animals (what they eat, what some of their physical attributes are, how they move, etc.) and the next page provides the answer.

I would say this book is a great educational tool for small children just getting introduced to the outdoors. The full page, full color illustrations are probably what makes the book worth picking up. It would have been more fun if there was a rhyming scheme to the text, but I think the book does a pretty good job showcasing animals of the forest nonetheless.

[Miss Kelly]

Picture book that talks about various animals tracks. It give clues about the animal on one side of the page and when you turn the page it tells you what the animal is.
I do a NatureConnect program with the patrons at our library. This December we are planning a "name that track" interactive bulletin board. This book will be a great help when planning this activity. Now I just need to remember the title in December.

[Sally Bruesewitz]

This is a Who Am I? book. It describes natural history facts about seven forest animals and includes colorful graphics of tracks and habitats you would find these animals in. My children loved this book. If students like the outdoors and animals (who doesn't?) they will like this book. It is a great book to read out loud. First and second graders would like this book. No AR ratings found.