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R is for Rainforests: A Brilliantly Biodiverse Alphabet!
From Amazon River Dolphin to Zodiac Moth, get to know some spectacularly special species!
Hold on to your alphabet as we travel through these excellent ecosystems! Kids of all ages will love discovering the ABCs of these jam-packed jungles.
This vibrant A-Z picture book takes you on a tropical tour to learn your ABCs with a collection of memorable mammals, brilliant birds and buzzing bugs. The expressive illustrations and fun facts are sure to make kids everywhere obsessed with the lush ecosystem of the rainforest!
Combines the wildlife encounters of the Wild Kratts and Octonauts with the science concepts of National GeographicEncourages interest in species conservation, the study of animal life and the complexity of the biomeA great addition to the STEM curriculum (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)Helps early reading comprehension and features a full A-Z alphabet chartEvery page includes a hidden creature to seek and find!Inspires creativity with lush, colourful illustrationsPlayful trivia and conservation status will have parents and kids excited to find out more about our diverse friendsHighlights from rainforests worldwide, including the Amazon, the Congo, Central America, New Guinea, Borneo, Australia and more!Features animals that live high up in the canopy (orang-utans), on the forest floor (pangolins) and in the water (vampire fish)One of the best ABC books for children ages 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and up.
Ideal for sloth, manatee and monkey lovers everywhere, "R is for Rainforests" is a special treat for all the nature-loving kids in your life and makes a perfect gift for any occasion.
Hold on to your alphabet as we travel through these excellent ecosystems! Kids of all ages will love discovering the ABCs of these jam-packed jungles.
This vibrant A-Z picture book takes you on a tropical tour to learn your ABCs with a collection of memorable mammals, brilliant birds and buzzing bugs. The expressive illustrations and fun facts are sure to make kids everywhere obsessed with the lush ecosystem of the rainforest!
Combines the wildlife encounters of the Wild Kratts and Octonauts with the science concepts of National GeographicEncourages interest in species conservation, the study of animal life and the complexity of the biomeA great addition to the STEM curriculum (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)Helps early reading comprehension and features a full A-Z alphabet chartEvery page includes a hidden creature to seek and find!Inspires creativity with lush, colourful illustrationsPlayful trivia and conservation status will have parents and kids excited to find out more about our diverse friendsHighlights from rainforests worldwide, including the Amazon, the Congo, Central America, New Guinea, Borneo, Australia and more!Features animals that live high up in the canopy (orang-utans), on the forest floor (pangolins) and in the water (vampire fish)One of the best ABC books for children ages 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and up.
Ideal for sloth, manatee and monkey lovers everywhere, "R is for Rainforests" is a special treat for all the nature-loving kids in your life and makes a perfect gift for any occasion.
32 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 15, 2022
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About the author
Craig Macnaughton
6 books13 followersCraig Macnaughton is an author, illustrator and the founder of Little Mitten Press. Also a stay-at-home-parent, fine artist and film buff, Craig is excited to be a part of the magical world of picture book making.
Books include "26 Bugs: An Incredible Insect ABC!" (2021), "Birds of a Letter: ABC Together!" (2020) and "A B Sea Creatures: An Astonishing Aquatic ABC!" (2019), with many on the way!
Also a budding chef, graphic designer and award-winning filmmaker, Craig is a member of Julie Hedlund’s 12x12 Challenge, The Forest Hill Art Club and CANSCAIP (Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers).
Craig lives in Toronto with his wife and two kids.
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May 18, 2025
An alphabet book based on a collection of rainforest animals from all over the world.
Readers will find R Is For Rainforests is a very basic alphabet book with only a capital letter provided for young readers. From there each page focuses on a very generic animal species for the most part (cockatoo, egret, sloth) that starts with that letter, a very basic comment usually follows that adds nothing more to the animal being offered and a slightly more useful fact box with a conservation status as its header.
Readers are also encouraged to look for a small frog in each "rainforest". There are no answer keys while I couldn't seem to find him on the introductory page while in all the letter pages, he would only appear in one of the two pages of the spread.
The illustration are full page and colorful but the animals are rather cartoonish, which in some cases provides for a horrible portrayal such as the crossed-eyed nutria with horrible teeth.
But even though the book does bring lesser-known animals to young readers it does need an edit. The author mentions people confuse jaguars and leopards then continues to do the same, which means the book isn't quite factual.
Given the short useless comments and the fact of mistaking the two cat breeds, this book is a no.
Readers will find R Is For Rainforests is a very basic alphabet book with only a capital letter provided for young readers. From there each page focuses on a very generic animal species for the most part (cockatoo, egret, sloth) that starts with that letter, a very basic comment usually follows that adds nothing more to the animal being offered and a slightly more useful fact box with a conservation status as its header.
Readers are also encouraged to look for a small frog in each "rainforest". There are no answer keys while I couldn't seem to find him on the introductory page while in all the letter pages, he would only appear in one of the two pages of the spread.
The illustration are full page and colorful but the animals are rather cartoonish, which in some cases provides for a horrible portrayal such as the crossed-eyed nutria with horrible teeth.
But even though the book does bring lesser-known animals to young readers it does need an edit. The author mentions people confuse jaguars and leopards then continues to do the same, which means the book isn't quite factual.
Given the short useless comments and the fact of mistaking the two cat breeds, this book is a no.
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