Editorial Review
Educator Review of City Critters
In this series, the reader learns about specific animals in each book that exist within cities. Each book begins with describing the physical traits of the animal and the types of food the animal eats in the city. The books describe the life of the specific animal in a city habitat, including places the animal lives and where the animal gets food. Each book shows that the animals living in the cities are appreciated by some people and are considered a nuisance by other people.
As a teacher, these books are a dream for students doing research projects because the books are all aligned in the same format. Therefore, a teacher can work on non-fiction text features with students and use different books from the same series. This makes research projects more cohesive and easier to navigate for the young researchers.
These non-fiction books include numerous non-fiction text features to support the reader in understanding the important facts in the book. Some non-fiction text features included in each book are engaging photographs, a table of contents, labels, headings, bold-faced words, a picture glossary, and an index. The real photographs of the animals are engaging to readers of all ages. Make sure you check out these books to learn more about city critters that may live by you!
—Charity Nadrozny