This vibrant book-and-CD series brings the best of our Read and Wonder nature stories to life.
This paperback title includes a CD that features:
- an engaging read-aloud with sound effects
- a read-along opportunity guided by prompts
- a segment focusing on fascinating facts

Reviews

K-Gr 2-Bright, attractive watercolor paintings combine with a prosaic text to create an appealing description of the amazing life cycle of an eel. Each double-page spread is an artful arrangement of oversize text and a large, colorful impressionistic illustration, often embellished with small watercolor insets showing details mentioned in the narrative. Italic-style captions state simple facts about the snakelike creatures. A short, factual introduction and a brief index introduce the nonfiction format to future report writers. An interesting, visually attractive, nonthreatening look at a creature commonly viewed as ugly and menacing.-Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH

"Young listeners who don't even know they want to know about eels are quickly enlisted to learn."