EcoMazes: 12 Earth Adventures by Roxie Munro Review and Giveaway

Little Music Man and I recently got to review a great book that's not only perfect for Earth Day, but for every day learning about our planet and its various inhabitants--EcoMazes: 12 Earth Adventures by Roxie Munro.

The marvelous Roxie Munro is back with more a-MAZE-ing adventures! This time she’s taking kids on an exciting (and informative) journey through 12 incredible ecosystems, from lush evergreen forests to colorful coral reefs, from the frozen tundra to hot desert sands. And to make things even more fun—and challenging—every bright and bold maze features hidden animals that belong in that environment, including wolves, stingrays, parrots, crocodiles, and a whole colony of seals! The ecosystems include:Tropical Rainforest - Desert - Arctic Polar - Grasslands - Savanna - Wetlands - Coral Reef - Tundra - and a human habitat: a campground!

Little Music Man had a lot of fun finding various types of animals, birds, reptiles, insects, and more throughout the various ecosystems represented in EcoMazes. He had to look for a monarch butterfly in the grasslands, hippos in the savanna, and alligators in the wetlands.

Although there were some creatures that both he and I were not familiar with, such as snowy petrels and a purple gallinule, the ecosystem and creatures were drawn so that you could make an educated guess (e.g. if you were asked to look for 7 wood ducks, all 7 would be grouped together) so you could easily idenfity all that animals you needed to.

Not only was it fun to find all of the animals and learn new ones, but going through each maze was a lot of fun too.

The illustrations of each ecosystem were great, and since Little Music Man loves penguins, his favorite scene was that of the Antarctic Polar. My favorite ecosystem was the coral reef, and the author actually snorkeled through coral reefs in Hawaii for research (in addition to traveling all over the world!).

At the end of the book are the answer keys as to where to find the different animals, as well as more information on all the different ecosystems.

EcoMazes is an englightening and engaging book, and such a terrific way for Little Music Man to learn about all kinds of animals and their habitats.

Shop: You can purchase EcoMazes at various retailers online and nationwide (ARV $14.95).

Win: One lucky person will will a copy of EcoMazes!

***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED***

Congratulations to saturdaynightfever!

• To enter, simply comment on which ecosystem you/your children would be most interested in learning about and why.
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• The deadline for entries is April 29, 2010, 11:59pm HST.
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Good luck!

Thank you to Sterling Children's Books for providing the product(s) for review and/or giveaway free of charge. I received no monetary compensation for this post.

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Gem is a Hawaii Mom Blogger who posts reviews and giveaways, and blogs about life in Hawaii as a mom of 3 boys, including one with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. She loves to travel, bake, and eat anything with chocolate.