If I Ran the Rain Forest

• Ages: 5-8
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Author: Bonnie Worth 
• Illustrator: Aristides Ruiz

Fiction:

This book is from the Cat in the Hat learning library.  Many kids enjoy Cat and the Hat books. The Cat in the Hat takes a journey through the rainforest.  There is a glossary in the back of the book that gives children clues about reading.  There is also a page that gives examples of further reading.  One book that I really liked was Amazon Fever which is recomended for grades 2 and up.  

In the classroom children are able to talk about rhyming.  They can find all of the rhyming words in the book and even make up their own rhyme about the rainforest.  Teachers can also connect other Cat in the Hat books to different subject they are learning in the classroom at the time.