Rachel Coverdale
A charming picture book with beautiful illustrations allowing children to discover which forest animals have made footprints in the countryside. Written with a sing-song rhythm and rhyme, children will delight in joining in with the grown-ups reading to them.The perfect introduction to tracking for very small children. This is a great way to educate children about the wonderful wildlife that lives in the the countryside across the British Isles. Also a great classroom resource to encourage children to explore forests and woodlands and learn about British wildlife, developing understanding and knowledge about the world around us. Can be used as part of the Early Years Curriculum for Science.The repetition of key phrases and the rhythm and rhyme help to create familiarity for babies whilst helping older children to memorise the words and join in. A great way to generate a love of reading.This book uses the Hide and Seek method to teach the children: for each animal, there is a picture of the animal’s footprints, accompanied by a rhyming little verse with clues to the animal hiding on the next page. When the child turns the page they can see which animal it is. At the end of the book there are some fun little activities for the child to do related to the animals they have just found.
