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Life in the Forest
A visit to a forest shows the deer, raccoons, rabbits, squirrels, woodpeckers, owls, woodchucks, bears, foxes, mice, snakes, chipmunks, skunks, porcupines, turkeys, and cardinals that live there
- GenresChildrens
32 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1985
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February 10, 2017
Oh what memories this particular book has brought back to me from my earliest days when I was able to hold it and read it when I was a child. The amazing fact that I have been able to find it now when I am an adult and one who is only a year younger than this book as well as in an age where older books don't last is just a book miracle although my sister stole the book from me the evil creature that she is.
Anyway what makes this book interesting is that the reader is taken on this literary journey almost a sneaky intruder. A family of raccoons living in the forest come out of their den and although not given actual human voices the kits are led by their parents into exploring the forest along with the reader. They find out different types of trees and all kinds of animals although there are normally more animals presented on the page than what is actually covered.
Furthermore the bright colors and the changing into night as well as the simplistic illustrative style of the animals doesn't take away from the story but invites the reader further. What other animals do you see in the forest? What are they doing? How are they presented in living their lives? Are they living together or apart?
For those who can find it this is one of the better stepping stone books for young readers. Although the forest isn't a whole example it gives them an idea of the bigness of the woods, of some of the complex relationships of the animals and plants living there as well as an idea of the types of animals that may be found in one. And at the same time it is also a showcase of how educational field trips by families can help children to learn the world around them at the same time as they safely explore that same world.
Anyway what makes this book interesting is that the reader is taken on this literary journey almost a sneaky intruder. A family of raccoons living in the forest come out of their den and although not given actual human voices the kits are led by their parents into exploring the forest along with the reader. They find out different types of trees and all kinds of animals although there are normally more animals presented on the page than what is actually covered.
Furthermore the bright colors and the changing into night as well as the simplistic illustrative style of the animals doesn't take away from the story but invites the reader further. What other animals do you see in the forest? What are they doing? How are they presented in living their lives? Are they living together or apart?
For those who can find it this is one of the better stepping stone books for young readers. Although the forest isn't a whole example it gives them an idea of the bigness of the woods, of some of the complex relationships of the animals and plants living there as well as an idea of the types of animals that may be found in one. And at the same time it is also a showcase of how educational field trips by families can help children to learn the world around them at the same time as they safely explore that same world.
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