Colours of the World: Green Planet

Colors of the World

by Moira Butterfield

Every creature in the forest – from the tiny beetle to the giant bear – depends on trees for survival. This wonderful introduction to the natural world is full of facts about animals and wildlife in the forests of the globe. 

Genres: Science, Nature, Childrens

Paperback

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

I wrote my first book when I was 8 years old. I glued photos of my cats in a blank book and wrote about them, too. Now I am an internationally-published children's author commended by the Library of Congress for my work encouraging children to read.
I write in a room between a deli and an art gallery on a small town street. I can see families walking by, and I can hear children laughing and playing. It helps me to remember what exactly I'm doing this for - creating books for families all over the world to use together, and helping children to love words.

Reviews

[Brianna Steinman · Rating 4 out of 5]

First, this book is gorgeous and the layout is beautiful to scan/take-in. The overall scope of information is also lovely - the different types of forests/biomes, wildlife, etc.

I was surprised there wasn’t an environmental message about what’s happening to our forests, however.

The book was engaging, informational, and I enjoyed sitting alone to read through it. This is one I grabbed to potentially share in my classroom.

[Jbondandrews · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good book but again not enough is mentioned about the environment nor the impacts of logging especially in the Amazon. If children are to learn about the environment they have to be made aware of the crisis of our planet.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love this Imprint from Tiger Tales because they always come up with lovely books and different approaches to topics. In this particular title, the focus is on the world's forests, including temperate forests, tropical rain forests, and boreal forests. Each double-page spread features enormous collage paper illustrations that seem to have been influenced by the work of Steve Jenkins and interesting information about this particular habitat, trees, and the animals that make their homes in the forests. There is an index in the back of the book for quick reference. While I enjoyed the parts of the book that featured animals, I also appreciated being provided with information about how trees eat and grow and the significance of their growth rings. There is something new and interesting on every page, making this one a good choice for an elementary classroom science library.