The Astro the Alien series is a Beginning to Read Book published by Norwood Press. I like this series as it is simple to read and filled with a lot of activities and suggestions at the end to help children develop both reading recognition skills and comprehension skills. In this book Astro and his friends Ben and Eva fly to the forest in Astro's space pod. They want to play hide and seek in the trees. While Eva counts, Astro and Ben hide. Because they hide in different places, we are introduced to different animals such as in trees and tree stumps, while Eva finds all sorts of animals instead of finding Ben and Astro. The illustrations were well done. They are bright, colourful and large so you can see the animals clearly. A good book for a family library and primary classroom.

I liked how “Astro and the Alien Visits Forest Animals” was sci-fi and futuristic, but also taught kids something about the world we live in today. Kids will like it!

Astro the Alien Visits Forest Animals is written by Emily Sohn and illustrated by Carlos Aon.

Within thirty-two pages, this story focuses on Astro the Alien and his friends, as they explore the forest and learn about various animals. Toward the back of the book, there are bonus sections titled as Reading Reinforcement and Word List.

According to a note from the publisher, this series "help early readers build on previous skills; expanding vocabulary and learning more complex concepts. Readers will have fun as they go along on adventures with Astro, Ben, and Eva to learn interesting things about science, geography, and history!"

Astro the Alien Visits Forest Animals is a children's picture book that's geared toward first to third graders.


Note: I received this book from NetGalley, which is a program designed for bloggers to write book reviews in exchange for books, yet the opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Interesting and fun way to learn about animals great illistrations! Fun read for kids! Would recommend.

This book has so many cross-curricular opportunities. The crossover between fiction and non-fiction would be sure to engage young children and would be great to use as part of the current topic we are learning in school. I would definitely consider it for use in a future year.

I liked how Astro the Alien Visits Forest Animals chose to tell its story. The use of hide and seek was a clever way to move this narrative along. As Ben and Astro tried to find a good spot, they pointed out all the different animals they ran into. When they ran into an animal, they would tell a bit about them. This made it a story that was fun and educational, and I think kids will really like it.