Atlas of Dogs & Atlas of Cats by Lonely Planet Kids.

Comet is sitting so nicely between the Atlas of Cats book & Atlas of Dogs written by Frances Evans and illustrated by Kelsey Heaton published with Lonely Planet Kids.  These are both gorgeously illustrated books and so well written.   The books are divided up into locations in the world and share about cats and dogs in each of these locations.  

Comet was more impressed to learn about dogs.  

These are gorgeous books with engaging illustrations, and are designed for grades 1-3.  But I think if you have a child very interested in cats or dogs you could easily extend that  to 4th grade.  Your preschooler-Kindergartner would enjoy having the books read aloud to them.  

I also appreciate that the books are a great way to teach about book indexes, table of contents, and that you are able to skip around in certain non-fiction books to retrieve the information that you would like to know.  .  

As an adult I enjoyed reading and learning more about  cats and dogs. My world was expanded!  

These are fantastic books that I highly recommend!   Comet believes they will be a good addition your home library.  

I was given a copy and not required to write a positive review.    

Guest Post: McKibben and Monte Speech Therapy

 

NOTE:  I have a guest post today.  When we were looking for speech therapy for one of my students I did not know where to turn.  This looks like a great option for families.  

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