RED, Colors in Nature - Terrific Tuesday Picture Book & KID KANDY

RED, Colors in Nature
By Rebecca Stromstad Glaser
(Bullfrog Books, Jump!, 2014)

Just looking at the vibrant, beautiful colors in RED, Colors in Nature makes me feel like I could touch the pages and feel the living nature items.

In RED, Colors in Nature, the text is simple yet engaging. A red object is pictured. A short sentence labels the photo. And then the question Why is it red? is included. The facing page answers the why question.

This nonfiction picture book will appeal to young readers and pre-readers. Nonfiction features are included, including a glossary, index, table of contents, and text boxes.

RED is not the only book in the Colors of Nature series. I have also found YELLOW and BLUE at my library and they are just as captivating.

KID KANDY:

Go Grocery Shopping

What better place to find a zillion colors on display in something near and dear to our hearts (and tummies) than our fruit and vegetables!

~ Choose one color (or decide to look for several) before you and your child hit the produce aisle.

~ Look for and label foods by color. Language building activities like learning color words and names of fruit and vegetables are essential for young children.

~ Let your child choose one or two foods from a color group to take home and taste. (Hint: This is a great way to get them to try NEW foods.)

~ Older children can make a chart and see how many different types of produce they can find for a chosen color. If your kids enjoy competition, let each choose a different color (in advance of the trip) and see who can find and write down the most of their chosen color.

~ Maybe you have a budding photographer? Let him or her use a digital camera to shoot pictures of colorful produce. Help make slide show of color on the family computer.

Whatever activity you chose, enjoy those beautiful colors of the grocery store produce section.