Swing, Sloth!: Explore the Rain Forest (National Geographic Readers Series)

by Susan B. Neuman

Overview

Come along on an adventure through the rain forest. Along the way, you'll meet new friends big and small, see amazing sights, and learn all about the creatures that make their home in the rain forest. Told in simple yet lively text built with sight words and using picture icons to aid reading, National Geographic Pre-readers will enchant kids just beginning their journey with books.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781426316012
Publisher:	National Geographic Society
Publication date:	03/11/2014
Series:	National Geographic Readers Series
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
Lexile:	100L (what's this?)
File size:	26 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Susan B. Neuman is a professor and the chair of the Teaching and Learning department at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University specializing in early literacy development. Previously, she served on the faculty of the University of Michigan and before that as the US assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education. In her role as assistant secretary, Neuman established the Early Reading First program, developed the Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program, and was responsible for all the activities in Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Editorial Reviews

National Geographic, like others who publish early readers, has made it easy for kids who want to learn more, earn prizes, play games, watch videos, and take quizzes by linking to the Internet. For those who have smartphones (presumably parents of the young audience), there is even a code to scan on the back cover to activate a video. The “dear parents note” reminds them that kids are curious and want to know about the world around them. Reading leads to vocabulary development and triggers a thirst for learning. In this Pre-Reader, kids learn about some of the animals that live in the rain forest. Since this is a “National Geographic Readers” series publication, the quality of the colorful pictures is outstanding. Readers learn that it rains in the rain forest and thus trees and plants grow very tall. Also there are animals that live in these trees as well as on the ground. Readers meet a three-toed sloth, then a Borneo Pigmy elephant, a golden bamboo lemur, baby jaguar, snakes, birds, monkeys, butterflies and more as they read. A map near the end of the text shows the various rain forests in the world and identifies where each of the featured animals lives. There is a picture quiz for little ones with answers on the rear cover. This reader is a wonderful introduction to rain forests and is just right for kids who are ready to read. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot; Ages 4 to 6.

Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot