Animal Families: Forest

by Jane Ormes (Illustrator)

Overview

Find out the different names for mother and father animals that live in the forest — and then lift the flap to find the babies and learn what they are called.

Find out the different names for mother and father animals that live in the forest — and then lift the flap to find the babies and learn what they are called. There's even a gatefold ending that includes the group names of the animals. This striking, satisfying introduction to animal families features screen-printed artwork and bold neon ink to capture the attention and imagination of babies and toddlers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536211986
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	06/09/2020
Series:	Animal Families
Pages:	14
Sales rank:	470,477
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Jane Ormes has worked on ceramics, textiles, greeting cards, and illustration, but her real love is screen printing. She is the messiest screen printer in the studio and gets ink in her hair, on her face, and on her shoes. Jane Ormes lives in England with her two children and her husband.

Editorial Reviews

Attractive, interactive, and informative. A winner all around.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

From the Publisher

★ 2020-04-08
Little ones learn about some forest-animal families in this lift-the-flap board book.

Introducing four animals that can be found in a North American forest, the book teaches young readers that there’s more to identifying them than just naming the animal species. For example: “A mommy fox is called a vixen. A daddy fox is called a dog. Baby foxes are called… / kits!” Double-page spreads introduce each one of the four animals: foxes, deer, rabbits, and bears. The “mommy” is on one side, the “daddy” on the other; lift the shaped right-hand flap, and the baby information is revealed. A striking gatefold ending reveals there is even more to learn: “There are also names for animal families. Groups of these animals are called… / a skulk of foxes.” The screen-printed illustrations use plenty of eye-catching neon pink for a very attractive effect. Companion book Safari introduces four African animals: leopards, zebras, lions, and rhinos. The format and sentence structure is the same as in Forest, though here the color playing the lead role is a warm and glowing yellow with an equally attractive effect. Limiting the books to just four animals each makes them very accessible to the youngest readers; the more verbal preschoolers might take a step further and find themselves asking if the same also applies to other species.

Attractive, interactive, and informative. A winner all around. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews