DK Readers L0: Garden Friends (DK Readers Pre-Level 1)

My grandson, 3 years old, loves bugs, he's fascinated by all creatures in the dirt and on plants. This book allowed us to talk about how we carefully observe and respect backyard friends.

My daughter loves picking out all of the creatures in the photos. The words are simple and easy to follow. The photos are beautiful. My only quibble is that the book uses the outdated term "starfish." I hope future editions will correct this to the modern term "sea star".

I love teaching about tiny animals in a themed unit. This is one of my very favorite books for teaching beginning level ELLs. It lends itself to several different Communicative Language Teaching Strategies. Try it- They'll like it.

Fishy Tales (DK Readers, Pre -- Level 1) I bought this for a 6-7 year old girl who likes non fiction subjects. She wanted to read this as soon as she saw the cover. The inside of the book continues with bright & colorful photography. The words are fairly simple. Some of the objects in the book are reinforced with word labels. This is a good book for children interested in nature and especially marine life.

This book is advertised as having extra features and games in the Kindle edition when purchased via the Kindle. There were no games, no extras, nothing to appeal to a child. There is no story either. The pictures are quality, which is the norm for a DK book, but the ones available via the App Store seem to be much better. My student did not enjoy this book and was not at all interested.

Came quickly and as described.