DK Readers L1: Wild Baby Animals - Softcover

How soon can a baby zebra run? What does a baby chimp do with a stick? Read how baby animals grow up in the wild.

EYEWITNESS READERS "TM"

Stunning DK photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in EYEWITNESS READERS, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.

Level 1 PRESCHOOL-GRADE 1

Beginning to read
-- Word repetition, limited vocabulary, and simple sentences
-- Picture dictionary boxes

Level 2 GRADES 1-3

Beginning to read alone
-- Longer sentences and increased vocabulary
-- Information boxes full of extra fun facts

Level 3 GRADES 2 and 3

Reading alone
-- More complex sentence structure
-- Information boxes and pronunciation guide

Level 4 GRADES 2-4

Proficient readers
-- Rich vocabulary and challenging sentence structure
-- Additional information and alphabetical glossary

With Eyewitness Readers, children will learn to read -- then read to learn!

Gr. K^-3. Irresistible color images of animal young will draw kids into this Eyewitness Reader's simple, fact-packed text. In brief sentences, grouped one or two to a page and set against white space, the book offers information about baby animals' diet, grooming, communication, protection, and play. Throughout are inset pictures of animal body parts--hooves, lips, fingers, etc.--which are collected in a visual glossary on the last page, allowing young readers to hunt-and-seek for new vocabulary if the rest of the words prove too challenging. Wonderful color photos showing nurtured animals--a baby sloth lounging in the hammock of her mother, a joey peering contentedly from his mother's pouch--balance the text nicely. The last pages, picturing some of the animals maturing, learning new skills, and finally reaching childbearing adulthood, open the door for discussions about the life cycle. A fine choice for young animal lovers to read alone or aloud. Gillian Engberg
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