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Author/Illustrator: Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95 | Board • $7.95 A Walk in the Rainforest provides a colorful, stimulating way of learning about the exotic animals and plants of the rainforest. Presented in an alphabet style format, each page consists of an illustration of a different rainforest species, together with a paragraph of intriguing facts about the lifestyle and habitat of the plant or animal. Kristin wrote and illustrated her first book, A Walk in the Rainforest, at age 15, A Swim Through the Sea, at age 17, and A Fly in the Sky at age 19. She enjoys bringing her message of environmental concern to schools and conferences. A Teacher’s Guide by master teachers Bruce and Carol Malnor is available as a companion to A Walk in the Rainforest. The Guide offers lesson plans and activities, including copy masters, to help integrate science into the classroom or home school teacher for Grades 3 through 6. The Guide also integrates character education lessons, tools for maturity, and mind mapping. Please note: The text of the board book edition is simplified. In addition it does not include the sidebar information about the animals that appears in the hardback and paperback editions. Educators: download free activities based on this book on our activities page. |
— Washington Parent – Mary Quattlebaum (July 2005)
A Walk in the Rainforest is an alphabet book written and stunningly illustrated by a 15 year old Kristin Joy Pratt. From “amazing anteaters” to “kingly Kapok trees” to “vibrant Vanilla Orchids,” XYZ the ant meets many exotic and endangered plants and animals. Young children will be entranced by the spectacular drawings, and for older children and adults, Pratt includes fascinating facts about the lifestyle and habitat of each species illustrated.
— Parent’s Magazine
A Walk in the Rainforest is an exceptional book on several counts, not the least of which is that the author and illustrator, Kristin Joy Pratt, was only 14 when she completed most of the work on it. The book doesn’t read like it was written by a child. The wording is simple and readable, yet sophisticated. Pratt’s illustrations are colorful and competent, yet they maintain the primitive charm of children’s art.
— The Parent Newsmagazine
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