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We Travel So Far
From the epic migration of the huge humpback whale to the unbelievable determination of the tiny hummingbird, come on a trip around the world and learn the story of each animal's migration and the reasons why they travel so very far. This vividly illustrated introduction to animal migration across land, sea, and air looks at the most astonishing journeys undertaken by animals around the world. From wildebeest to butterflies; polar bears to Leatherback turtles, each animal tells its own ‘micro story’ about its incredible journey across a variety of terrain at different times of the year. Perfect for young animal lovers!
64 pages, Hardcover
Published August 15, 2018
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
January 22, 2020
Quedé enamorado del libro. La edición es preciosas, el libro es de pasta dura y grande, tanto por dentro como por fuera las ilustraciones son a color, las cuales son MUY bonitas y agradables a la vista, y por si fuera poco la información que contiene es entretenida e interesante, aprendí más de una cosa con este libro.
June 12, 2022
Great illustration, lively descriptions. A perfect book for children.
March 18, 2019
This is a stunningly presented illustrated book that covers a range of different animals and their migration patterns. With succinct, often rhyming passages for each animal, you can quickly learn something new and wonderful about the animals that inhabit the Earth :)
October 16, 2019
We Travel So Far... by Laura Knowles, illustrated by Chris Madden. PICTURE BOOK/NONFICTION. Firefly Books, 2018. $20. 9781770859852
BUYING ADVISORY: EL(K-3) - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
In this large and beautifully illustrated picture book, more than 20 animal migrations are highlighted and discussed. Each animal--from caribou to whooping cranes--is given a page with an explanation of their migration written in simple poetic prose. The final migration discussed is that of humans and the many reasons we travel.
My son is a huge nature lover and we both enjoyed reading this book together. I loved the wide variety of animals discussed--some I had never heard of!--and its fascinating to learn the great lengths many of these species travel every single year. The illustrations in this book are really great and it will be a hit with younger animal lovers. The style of the words makes it an especially fun book to read aloud.
Reviewer: TC
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
BUYING ADVISORY: EL(K-3) - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
In this large and beautifully illustrated picture book, more than 20 animal migrations are highlighted and discussed. Each animal--from caribou to whooping cranes--is given a page with an explanation of their migration written in simple poetic prose. The final migration discussed is that of humans and the many reasons we travel.
My son is a huge nature lover and we both enjoyed reading this book together. I loved the wide variety of animals discussed--some I had never heard of!--and its fascinating to learn the great lengths many of these species travel every single year. The illustrations in this book are really great and it will be a hit with younger animal lovers. The style of the words makes it an especially fun book to read aloud.
Reviewer: TC
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
June 19, 2019
This beautifully illustrated book discovers a wide variety of precise species of animal and considers the journeys - through migration, hibernation or beyond - that they undertake in their lives either once or multiple times. I was fortunate enough to be able to make use of this picture book on school placement alongside the science subject of classifying living things and their habitats, but the book could link effortlessly to world geography and concepts of place, space and distance; world history and how people's behaviours and industrialisation have affected the habitats and lifecycles of animals; PSHE through the final section in the book comparing such animal world travel and habitat change, plus its reasons, with human migration and similar reasons frequently underlying it. I found children loved the level of detail provided about each species: they range from european eels and humpback whales to monarch butterflies and Galapagos land iguanas, each accompanied by a variety of geographical and scientific facts and graphically designed illustrations. The book provides some beautiful modelling for pupils to create their own similarly styled species guide, accompanied by illustrations of their own creation and imagination. It's widely documented that there are 7.7 million animal species considered by scientists to exist worldwide, yet humans have only formally identified under 2 million of them: maybe this book could stimulate a future career in pupils to discover and name some of the many creatures our planet has yet to reveal to us.
May 11, 2026
Superbă! Superbă! Superbă!
Informațiile sunt serioase dar adaptate nivelului copiilor. Textul nu este încărcat, dar nici pueril.
Ana iubește animalele, și este foarte interesată de habitatul lor, de felul în care își formează familiile, unde se duc iarna când noi nu le mai vedem.
Este important ca un copil să aibă orizonturi mentale largi, și respect față de lumea înconjurătoare.
Această carte este un must have în fiecare bibliotecă.
E un top fav pentru noi.
O carte la care revenim cu drag!
Informațiile sunt serioase dar adaptate nivelului copiilor. Textul nu este încărcat, dar nici pueril.
Ana iubește animalele, și este foarte interesată de habitatul lor, de felul în care își formează familiile, unde se duc iarna când noi nu le mai vedem.
Este important ca un copil să aibă orizonturi mentale largi, și respect față de lumea înconjurătoare.
Această carte este un must have în fiecare bibliotecă.
E un top fav pentru noi.
O carte la care revenim cu drag!
October 25, 2018
This gorgeously illustrated picture book summarizes the migration of animals by water, air and land. From the familiar Monarch butterfly and Wildebeest to the exotic Caribbean Spiny Lobster and Galapagos Land Iguana. Twenty-Five journeys around the world are outlined in simple, informative text. This is a fantastic addition to the library of young non-fiction lovers and classroom teachers.
February 16, 2019
Each page spread features an animal that migrates during their lives, for food, mating, environmental conditions, and more. Beautifully illustrated with back matter on each of the animals.
October 26, 2019
Ideal for geography and learning about different animals. Gives a little information about animals across two pages. Lovely illustrations.
February 15, 2020
Lovely bite sized morsels of information that do not overwhelm young readers. Beautiful art work as well.
August 10, 2020
¿Qué tan lejos has viajado? ¿Por qué razones has viajado tan lejos? Una hermosa reflexión sobre las migraciones, además de ilustraciones muy muy muy bellas.
July 13, 2021
Lots of unusual animals. Minimal but quite lyrical text. Double page spread for each animal allows muted illustrations to give a sense of movement. Aimed at 5 - 7 years olds (KS1).
October 9, 2021
fascinating facts about animal migration all wrapped up in beautifully-illustrated format. About 26 animals (including people) featured.
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