The Nocturnals Grow & Read Animal Activity Book: Animal Facts, Coloring, Drawing Games, Mazes, Puzzles, and More!

by Tracey Hecht, Josie Yee (Illustrator)

Overview

Great Birthday Gift for Kids Ages 5-8!
The Nocturnals activity book will keep children entertained for hours with over 150 educational games and fun-filled activities!

Packed with puzzles, coloring pages, animal fun facts, word searches, fill-in-the-story activities, beginning sound games, and exercises that build empathy. Enjoy screen-free entertainment with the charming animal trio, the Nocturnals, featuring Dawn the serious fox, Tobin the sweet pangolin, and Bismark the pint-sized sugar glider.

Fun Skill-Building Activities:
- Animal Fun Facts Cards: Learn about different nocturnal animals
- Puzzles & Mazes: Practice problem-solving and decision-making
- Coloring & Drawing Pages: Exercise creativity and imagination
- Word & Matching Games: Grow sight-word vocabulary
- BONUS! SEL-based Activities: Develop life skills such as sharing and courage

Book Features:
- Large Activity Book: 8.5 x 11”
- Printed on high-quality paper with a durable glossy cover
- Character illustrations on all 160 pages

Check Out All 8 Nocturnals Early Reader Books!
Go on animal adventures with The Nocturnals Grow & Read books, which have been developed under the supervision of reading specialists. The series includes Levels 1–3 and helps develop confidence for success in reading. Perfect for K–3rd graders!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781944020613
Publisher:	Fabled Films Press
Publication date:	04/06/2021
Series:	Nocturnals Early Reader Series , #4
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	270,864
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Tracey Hecht is a writer and the creative director of Fabled Films Press. She created The Nocturnals, the critically acclaimed middle-grade and early reader series. The American Booksellers Association chose her first book, The Mysterious Abductions, as a Kids’ Indie Next List pick, and her nonfiction book Nighttime Animals: Awesome Features & Surprising Adaptations received the Children’s Book Council Teacher Favorites Award in 2023. In partnership with the New York Public Library, she created a Read Aloud Writing Program that has since been conducted in hundreds of schools, libraries, and bookstores. She attends Bank Street College, where she is studying to receive a dual master’s degree in childhood general education and special education. Tracey splits her time between New York City and Oquossoc, Maine.

Josie Yee is an award winning illustrator specializing in children's books. She lives in New York City with her daughter, Ana, and their cat, Dude.

Editorial Reviews

The activities are designed to teach children about animals, exercise their creativity and imagination, practice problem solving, grow their vocabulary, and life skills such as sharing and bullying . . . this book will keep your children entertained while learning.

Betty Taylor

The series addresses bullying and empathy in an easy, accessible way."

New York Post

"This animal filled activity book will be a very valuable resource with tons of animal info, games & puzzles to incorporate with reading activities at the library. Recommended for grade levels K-3rd, this workbook has something to offer for everyone.

Samantha Schneider

The books celebrate the very meaningful idea of friendship.

Amy Poehler's Smart Girls

Exciting adventures include plenty of positive messages.

Common Sense Media

This activity book integrates so many developmental learning principles - puzzle solving, eye hand coordination, emotions . . . I was amazed at the variety of activities that built on one another, reading, spelling, analytical thinking (opposites, similarities, searches), coloring and drawing.

Marjorie Pinard

Praise for The Nocturnals Grow & Read Animal Activity Book

“This animal filled activity book will be a very valuable resource with tons of animal info, games & puzzles to incorporate with reading activities at the library. Recommended for grade levels K-3rd, this workbook has something to offer for everyone.” —Samantha Schneider, Children’s Librarian, West Hempstead Public Library, NY

“The activities are designed to teach children about animals, exercise their creativity and imagination, practice problem solving, grow their vocabulary, and life skills such as sharing and bullying . . . this book will keep your children entertained while learning.” —Betty Taylor, Book Reviewer, North Highlands, CA

“This activity book integrates so many developmental learning principles - puzzle solving, eye hand coordination, emotions . . . I was amazed at the variety of activities that built on one another, reading, spelling, analytical thinking (opposites, similarities, searches), coloring and drawing.” —Marjorie Pinard, Counselor and Psychology Professor, Niles, MI

Praise for The Nocturnals Book Series

“Exciting adventures include plenty of positive messages.”—Common Sense Media

“A good series for children who love reading, science, and want to learn more on their own.”—School Library Journal

“The books celebrate the very meaningful idea of friendship.”—Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls

“The series addresses bullying and empathy in an easy, accessible way.”—New York Post

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