Stevenson, Emma. Hide-and-Seek Science: Animal Camouflage.

Stevenson, Emma.  Hide-and-Seek Science: Animal Camouflage.  Holiday House  2013  32p.    ISBN 978-0-8234-2293-7  elem E-BNe   Science    

This wonderful book combines lessons about camouflage with a sort of “where’s Waldo” kind of game, asking readers to find camouflaged animals in a variety of habitats.  It is beautifully illustrated and very informative.  Each two-page spread of gorgeous watercolor illustration is devoted to a specific habitat: rainforest, deciduous forest, desert, savannah, etc.  The reader is asked to find all the animals in the picture, some of whom are hard to see because of their camouflage.  On the following double-page spread the answers are given, along with detailed scientific information about the habitat and each animal.  Children will have fun with this book, looking at it with a friend or two, or sharing it with a favorite adult.  Finding the animals becomes a sort of game, but all the while the child is learning about a habitat or an animal.  The watercolors by the author are beautifully detailed and exquisitely rendered.  This is a must-have for an elementary classroom or library.

Summary: This wonderful book combines lessons about camouflage with a sort of “where’s Waldo” kind of game, asking readers to find camouflaged animals in a variety of habitats.  It is beautifully illustrated and very informative.             

Camouflage, Interactive books                         --Carol Kennedy