An A to Z Walk In the Park
R. M. Smith
An
A to Z Walk In the Park is a picture book for young children, ages 3-7. The book leads the readers through a walk in
the park. As you make your way through
the park in the book, you also make your way through the alphabet. For each letter, you will find a whole group
of animals that begin with that letter.
For example, when you start at A, you find an Alligator and an
Aye-Aye,
among other animals. To go along with
the text, there is also a brightly-colored illustration, which will not
only
show the animals mentioned in the text, but it will also show several
others. The readers make their way from
A to Z, just like is promised in the title, and there are animals
represented
for each letter.
The
idea of the book is very engaging. It is
a great way for children to not only learn the alphabet and the sounds
that the
letters make, but it also helps them learn a little bit about various
animals. While the descriptions of the
animals are not in-depth, they really don’t need to be.
The children still get to learn what the
animals look like. Also, through the
pictures, children will get to see where the animals live.
A good example of this is where in the text,
it is pointed out that the Kinkajou wraps its tail around objects. Then, when children look at the picture, they
can see that the Kinkajou is up in a tree with its tail wrapped around
a
branch.
The
illustrations in An A to Z Walk are bright and colorful.
The colors and whimsy of the pictures will
likely catch the attention of any child.
Also, the pictures seem to be rather accurate as to what the
animals
should look like. This will be helpful
for children to start identifying animals on their own, especially some
of the
more well-known ones.
Some
other things that are notable about the book are that, in the back,
there is an
index of each animal that is featured in the book. This
could be helpful for children to start
using a simple table to find what they are looking for.
Also, the book offers a link to the
corresponding Website, which offers more activities for children, such
as
puzzles and other games.
I
would say that An A to Z Walk In the Park is a fun and educational book
for
younger children. It is a fun way for
kids to start learning their alphabet, and to learn a little bit about
some of
the animals that they might see at the zoo, or even some that they
might find at
home. It is a cute and fun tool to help
kids get a head start on learning.