Safari, So Good! All About African Wildlife (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)

This book is a hit at our house. At times the rhyme is forced and the cadence of the sentences trips up a bit, BUT after reading an average of 5 times a day for the last two weeks, it is still one of my son's favorites (and I've figured out where to put emphasis to get the rhymes and rhythm to work...well, at least to work better). He loves learning about the different animals, and the information goes beyond surface level. Sometimes the vocabulary is a bit advanced and not always defined, but I like that it stretches him a bit. Learning to ask what words mean is a good skill to have, and I have found that people are very impressed when a three-year-old accurately uses words like tawny and herbivore. There is quite a bit of text per page, which is great because it gives more info about each animal but could be challenging for kids who are not used to longer sections of text. Since each page or so presents a new type of animal, you don't have to read the whole book at one sitting, which it could be helpful for working up to reading more words per page. Although I tend to prefer nonfiction books that have photographs, these illustrations are playful and bright, which helps the book feel more like a "fun," fiction book than an educational one. All in all, I love that my kiddo is excited about learning--both information about animals and vocabulary so this book comes highly recommended from our family.

Affordable, good book. Great for preschoolers...fun rhymes and educational. Makes a nice gift when paired with a safari-themed jigsaw puzzle, like the Melissa and Doug ones. Sound purchase.

This was such a fun book for my kid to read. He had a smile on his face the entire way through the book. And then after he was done he was cracking up laughing. And then.... he read this book again for more times in a row. I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Seuss books. They can keep the kids attention, they are super fun.

Perfect book for kids wanting to learn more about African animals.

Very cute book where you learn about lots of animals you might actually see on an African safari, from small animals, to antelope, lions, and even elephants! My 3 year old absolutely loved this book and asked a lot of questions. I was happy they talked about predators and prey and did not leave that knowledge (all be it a bot gory) out. Very good book to learn about African wildlife.

Great detailed and highly educational illustrations and text. My son adores this series and I feel like he learns a great deal from these books...heck, let me be honest, I learn a lot from these books too. :)

My 3-year-old son really loves Cat in the Hat books so I went looking for as many as I could find on Amazon. This one was a good price and is all about African wildlife. It's written in rhyme and the illustrations are fun and vibrant. What I really like though is that it's very educational. There are things in it that I didn't even know. My only critique is that it's a little wordy compared to other Cat in the Hat books so sometimes my son won't sit through the entire reading.

I purchased the book for my 7 year old granddaughter who will be going on a safari this summer. She was very happy with this book and excited to read about the animals she will see.

A wonderful book and so informative in a lovely way which caught the attention of all my children age 2, 5 & 11.

All the fun of Dr Seuss plus additional knowledge for those curious question askers.

All good, except wish the book had a few more pages! It finishes too fast!

As a kid growing up with cat in hat, I wanted to pass this on to my kids. Every night I read these books to them. Great to be a dad and keep english strong in my family

Makes great bed time reading for a young child.