A wonderful read-aloud for preschool/K: lots of active verbs, simple sentences, and boxes with additional (but not too much) info about how and why animals play - and kids play, too!

"Slip, slide, sled! Ravens play in the snow."

Back matter includes "Why play?" "Play by the rules," "Play like these animals," more fun animal facts, and further reading. Endpapers are patterned with animals (giraffes, elephants, gorillas).

"Playing makes you smarter and more reacy to face the world." ( )

Animals play just like us. They also learn many of their behaviors through play just like us.
Bright colorful illustrations keep the reader’s attention as they learn about how different animals play and how they learn through their play. Discussion boxes invite the reader to talk about what the animals are learning as they are playing and how their play might be like ours. The various font sizes help with print awareness and there is plenty of new vocabulary. This would make a great read aloud for older preschoolers or early elementary children. ( )

This informational text has incredible watercolor illustrations that bring these animals to life. The book shares facts about different animals and explains how they play with one another. This would be a great book for kindergarten to early elementary students, especially those who love animals. This would also be a great book to have "in the basket" for students to read in their own free time. ( )

This is a great book for beginner readers. There are a lot of images that show the actions of the words, literary devices, and facts about the animals in the book. Readers will learn about the animals and see how they live. There also is a section at the end that gives more fun facts and information about the animals if students want to learn more! The book includes variations in text and colors for the fonts. ( )