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| All six books in the popular Rainbow of Animals series have been bound together and printed as a paperback edition that is available through Scholastic Book Clubs. Now even more young readers can discover how colors help animals survive in their habitats. |
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| Honors and Awards |
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Cybils Award Nominee, Nonfiction Picture Book |
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National Science Teachers Association Recommended Title |
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| Reviews |
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| “To teach adaptations, review colors, and foster curiosity, this book is ideal. Each animal is briefly described and photographed in its habitat. The text is simple yet conveys a multitude of information. Sometimes the color is the focus, and other times the behavior of the animal is the focus. After each color section, a key is provided to assist readers in finding the [geographic range] of the featured animals. This book is sure to intrigue and fascinate young readers and one to which they will return after it is first shared. They will even learn why a brown-throated sloth is found in the “green” animals section!” |
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| — NSTA |
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| “In a well-thought-out format, 56 different animals from around the globe are highlighted and grouped according to color. From mammals to sea creatures to insects, each one has its own spread, and brief but interesting factual details about the color’s significance are provided. … The large font and vivid close-up photographs make for an eye-catching, attractive selection. Simple, effective sentences give just enough information to inspire further investigation. … a colorful and intriguing introduction to some exotic wildlife.” |
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| — School Library Journal |
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| “A Rainbow of Animals is a composite book of six previously published books of six colors (red, orange, yellow, purple, blue and green) of animals, vibrantly photographed and carefully described. The various ways and reasons each animal uses color to survive are succinctly enumerated, and there are maps for each animal to show where its native habitat is. Additional information about the influence of diet on color and other color related data about the animals is presented. A Rainbow of Animals is presented as appealing to children of reading levels K-3, interest levels K-5. The brilliant photography will attract lingering interest and close examination of each miraculous creature.” |
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| — Children's Bookwatch |
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| Series at a Glance: |
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| A Rainbow of Animals |
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