Lifesize: Rainforest: See Rainforest Creatures at Their Actual Size

by Anita Ganeri, Stuart Jackson-Carter (Illustrations)

Lifesize: Rainforest written by Anita Ganeri, illustrated by Stuart Jackson-Carter offers young readers a unique opportunity to see a variety of animals at their actual size. This exciting adventure takes you deep into the heart of the worlds rainforests, lets you travel from the forest floor to the tree canopy, and brings you face-to-face with an amazing array of creatures from the tiny Amau frog to the enormous green anaconda. This unforgettable new series brings readers a fresh perspective on amazing animals and their unique habitats. With stunning life-like art, and unique perspectives, Lifesize books are stunning in every way possible.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Nonfiction, Science, Nature

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 14, 2014

About the author

Anita Ganeri is a highly experienced author of children’s information books, specialising in religion, India/Asia, multiculturalism, geography, biography and natural history. She became a freelance writer after working at Walker Books (as foreign rights manager) and Usborne Publishing (as an editor). Since then, she has written over 300 titles, including the best-selling Horrible Geography series for Scholastic. The series won the Geographical Association Silver Award in 1999 and was cited as being ‘an innovation that all geographers will applaud’. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society where she conducts most of her research for the books.

Reviews

[Mother Goose Librarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful, full color photographs show different species of animals of the rainforest at their actual size. Additional animal facts give more details about the animals featured in the book. Engaging non fiction series will keep readers coming back for more. Highly recommended.

[Harla · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know these books are not new but this one is beautifully done. I just listened to a webinar that emphasized the use of photographs over illustrations for children's non fiction books. This one is a great example of that process being well done.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Illustrations so precise they look like photographs. Great for kids to see the actual size of these amazing creatures. Not as useful for research as some books because there is a fun fact about each animal. The back of the book has more information about each animal.Very kid pleasing!

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice photos and paragraph blurbs about animals found in the rainforest. Back matter focuses on how humans can help protect the rainforest and its residents.

PreK-2+.

[Jodie · Rating 4 out of 5]

My young readers will enjoy this story especially the pictures. The short paragraphs will be enough information for them to learn a bit about each featured animal.

[Rebecca Saxon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great to use for a few of the images during a storytime.