BOOK REVIEW: River Beds by Gail Langer Karwoski

River Beds:  Sleeping in the World's Rivers Author: Gail Langer Karwoski Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Sylvan Dell Publishing (June 17, 2008) ISBN-10: 0977742342 ISBN-13: 978-0977742349

This is such a delightful and educational book with exceptional illustrations.

I read it last night to the children just before they went to bed and they loved it.  They were getting sleepy by the end of the book so it was  a perfect bedtime book but also could be used during the daytime to spin off into discussions about each of the animals within the book. The oldest two boys wanted to do that last night but I told them it was bedtime and it would have to wait.

You'll learn about various animals such as the otter, capybara, platypus and more and where these magnificent animals sleep. 

It makes a wonderful addition to a child's library or homeschooling family's library.  In the back of the book is some fun educational facts to help spark the love of learning in your child.

You can even go here and get lesson plans for the book and others by Ms. Karwoski.

http://www.gailkarwoski.com/html/lesson_plans.html

About the Book:

This sequel to the award-winning Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean (2007 Teacher’s Choice & 2005 Mom’s Choice) takes readers on an around-the-world boat ride to learn how mammals sleep in or around ten major rivers of the world on all continents except Antarctica. Row down the Mississippi and watch two river otters slip into a hollow tree or look to the bank of the Brisbane River as a platypus pops into a hole and disappears into a narrow tunnel. Told in a soothing style, this book serves as a bedtime/naptime story for younger children or an animal geography book for older children. Adults may learn something, too!

 

About the Author:

Gail Langer Karwoski is an award-winning children’s book writer. River Beds: Sleeping in the World’s Rivers is a sequel to Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean, (Mom’s Choice Best Children’s Picture Book Author for 2005 and the 2007 Teacher’s Choice Children’s Book Award). Gail has also written Julie the Rockhound for Sylvan Dell as well as six other books for young readers including: Tsunami: The True Story of an April Fool’s Day Disaster and Quake! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906. Gail and her husband live near the University of Georgia and have two bossy cats and two grown daughters. http://www.gailkarwoski.com