Let’s spy on plants, insects, birds, and mammals in 13 different habitats. Told in rhyming narrative, Habitat Spy invites children to search for and find plants, invertebrates, birds, and mammals and more that live in 13 different habitats: backyard, beach, bog, cave, desert, forest, meadow, mountain, ocean, plains, pond, river, and cypress swamp. Children will spend hours looking for and counting all the different plants and animals while learning about what living things need to survive.
Written by Cynthia Kieber-King Illustrated by Christina Wald
32 pg, 10 x 8.5, ages 3-8, Lexile: AD 1310
Hardcover ISBN: 9781607181224, $16.95 Paperback ISBN: 9781607181323, $8.95
"Habitat Spy is charmingly written and illustrated, engaging your child on several levels. Every pair of pages opens into a large illustration of a different North American habitat, bustling with the creatures that live there." -Tillywig Toy Awards
"Search-and-find books are a favorite in my house and this book was a hit! It is simply a great book to do/read together. Not a traditional listing of subjects you should locate, but the subject was paired with an action verb – I felt this was excellent for enjoyment purposes, and for the educational aspect. The action verbs helped to make an active story time even more entertaining." -Stories for Children Magazine
"Gwen and I spent hours looking for and counting all the different plants and animals while learning about what living things need to survive. I can honestly say that learned a lot that I did not know. Wildlife and their habitats have never been my strong point!" -Yankee Texan Mom
Author/Illustrator Info:
After working as an environmental consultant, author Cynthia A. King decided to give it up in order to pursue her dream of writing children’s books. Cynthia’s works include young adult novels, chapter books and picture books. Her degrees in Zoology and Biological Oceanography allow her to provide readers with extensive knowledge of thirteen different habitats in Habitat Spy. Cynthia lives in upstate New York and writes full time. Habitat Spy is her debut picture book. Visit her website at www.cynthiakieber-king.com.
In addition to illustrating A Warm Winter Tail, Habitat Spy, Little Red Bat, andHenry the Impatient Heron for Sylvan Dell, Christina Wald has illustrated for a wide variety of toys, games, books, and magazines. From a book that featured hundreds of animals on each page (Look, Find, and Learn: Animals of the World) to games including the Star Wars role playing game series, every assignment covers something new and exciting. In recent years, she has illustrated tons of different animals for books and other publications. Christina enjoys the research aspect of such projects, saying that each new book is a fascinating new learning experience. She often integrates travel to research for her illustrations. She lives in Ohio with her husband and three cats. Visit Christina's website.
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