It’s Fun to Learn About Animals With Animal Coloring Book
Kids are naturally curious about animals. Any creature would make children cheerful, whether a clucky chicken, a naughty cat, a colorful butterfly, or even a lazy sloth. Research shows that this curiosity is innate. Parents and educators can take advantage of this natural curiosity to teach them about our environment, habitats, the role different animals play in the ecosystem, how some cooperate and compete with others, etc. Beyond these nature lessons, animals also teach kids about responsibility, compassion, trust, respect, and loyalty.
Schools have long embraced biocentric approaches to support children’s learning. Many schools and childcare centers have resident pets and have zoo and park visits and nature walks in their curriculum. While direct exposures to the living world are the most recommended and effective means to educate kids about animals, how do parents and educators sustain and boost their curiosity and encourage them to think of the living world indoors? Fortunately for parents and educators, there are endless resources about animals specially designed for kids.
Enriched with beautiful photographs and interesting facts, Wildlife of the World is a gorgeous book that details a wide range of habitats and animals [1]. Like their videos, National Geographic books entertain kids with realistic pictures. National Geographic Kids Animal Encyclopedia [2], National Geographic The Photo Ark: One Man’s Quest to Document the World’s Animals [3], National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Animals [4], and National Geographic Readers: Saving Animal Babies [5] are some of the must-reads for young animal lovers. Science story books like Bird Builds a Nest by Martin Jenkins [6], Flying deep by Alvin [7], Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel [8], This Is the Nest That Robin Built by Denise Fleming [9], Baako’s wild Journey by Jinu Mathew [10] are great choices for introducing STEM topics, initiating discussions and activities, and encouraging kids to deep dive into topics that interest them. These books help nurture children’s innate love for the life around them and introduce them to the concepts of diversity, the role every creature plays in this ecosystem, and the importance of protecting the animals and their natural ecosystem.
Children enjoy learning when introduced in a fun way. Animal coloring books are a great fun activity encouraging children’s natural interest in the animal world. Animal coloring books for kids of different age groups are available in the market. Cute Animal Coloring Book For Kids by Buddy Bee [11], 100 Baby Animals by Coloring Book Café [12], and Awesome animals Coloring Books For Kids by the Future Teacher Foundation [13] are some of the best-selling animal coloring books for toddlers and grade-schoolers. Patterns and Colors: Animals and Birds Coloring Book by Alacarte publishers stand out by supplementing the images with fun facts about the animals that would educate and inspire curious minds [14]. Animals have colors, patterns, shapes, and textures. Drawing inspiration from natural organic patterns, this book uses simple patterned coloring spaces to boost kids’ imagination and creativity [15]. These books allow kids to try various color combinations and express their creativity. In addition to keeping them engaged, these books will help kids recognize the vast and diverse animal world, from big cats in the jungle such as tigers, lions, etc. to domestic animals like dogs, cats, chickens, etc. to fantastic sea creatures like sea turtles, dolphins, and sharks.
Reference Link
- https://www.amazon.com/Wildlife-World-Dk-Smithsonian-Publishing/dp/1465438041/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505767403&sr=1-1&keywords=smithsonian+wildlife+of+the+world&linkCode=sl1&tag=wear03e-20&linkId=6da742f6e1c03869a9adf027338d42d2
- https://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Kids-Animal-Encyclopedia/dp/1426372302/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12KH8LIS4PFQL&keywords=national+geographic+animal+books&qid=1655178594&s=books&sprefix=national+geographic+animal+books%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C256&sr=1-1
- https://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Photo-Ark-Document/dp/1426217773/ref=sr_1_2?crid=12KH8LIS4PFQL&keywords=national+geographic+animal+books&qid=1655178594&s=books&sprefix=national+geographic+animal+books%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C256&sr=1-2
- https://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Little-First-Animals/dp/1426307047/ref=sr_1_4?crid=12KH8LIS4PFQL&keywords=national+geographic+animal+books&qid=1655178594&s=books&sprefix=national+geographic+animal+books%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C256&sr=1-4
- https://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Readers-Saving-Animal/dp/1426310404/ref=sr_1_16?crid=12KH8LIS4PFQL&keywords=national+geographic+animal+books&qid=1655178594&s=books&sprefix=national+geographic+animal+books%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C256&sr=1-16
- https://www.amazon.com/Bird-Builds-Nest-Storybook-Storybooks/dp/0763693464/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OI16EVUJH62W&keywords=Bird+Builds+a+Nest+by+Martin+Jenkins&qid=1655179361&sprefix=bird+builds+a+nest+by+martin+jenkins%2Caps%2C438&sr=8-1
- https://www.amazon.com/Flying-Deep-Inside-Deep-Sea-Submersible/dp/1580898416/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18TW4XTJJZJV2&keywords=Flying+deep+by+Alvin&qid=1655179392&sprefix=flying+deep+by+alvin%2Caps%2C412&sr=8-1
- https://www.amazon.com/Hello-Brendan-Wenzel/dp/1452150141/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VTHK5EGHAX8Y&keywords=hello+bello+by+brendan+wenzel&qid=1655179425&sprefix=hello+hello+by+brendan+wenzel%2Caps%2C412&sr=8-1
- https://www.amazon.com/This-Nest-That-Robin-Built/dp/1481430831/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2A6LFYA83R2O1&keywords=This+Is+the+Nest+That+Robin+Built+by+Denise+Fleming&qid=1655179487&sprefix=this+is+the+nest+that+robin+built+by+denise+fleming%2Caps%2C518&sr=8-1
- https://www.amazon.com/Baakos-Wild-Journey-introduction-ecosystem-ebook/dp/B09SD18Z8B/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UJB2FZF9KBP3&keywords=baakos+wild+journey&qid=1655179520&sprefix=baakos+wild+journey%2Caps%2C319&sr=8-1
- https://www.amazon.com/Cute-Animal-Coloring-Book-Kids/dp/B09RFZXVYX/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1G37U7SM2R5LO&keywords=animal+coloring+book&qid=1655179731&sprefix=animal+coloring+book%2Caps%2C301&sr=8-2
- https://www.amazon.com/100-Baby-Animals-Featuring-Incredibly/dp/B08B7LNQ4F/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1G37U7SM2R5LO&keywords=animal+coloring+book&qid=1655179731&sprefix=animal+coloring+book%2Caps%2C301&sr=8-3
- https://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Books-Kids-Awesome-Animals/dp/1717371728/ref=sr_1_9?crid=1G37U7SM2R5LO&keywords=animal+coloring+book&qid=1655179891&sprefix=animal+coloring+book%2Caps%2C301&sr=8-9
- https://www.amazon.com/Patterns-Colors-Coloring-patterned-coloring/dp/819555914X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=311XAGS6RBM9K&keywords=animal+coloring+book+alacarte+publishers&qid=1655180036&sprefix=animal+coloring+book+alacarte+publishers%2Caps%2C282&sr=8-1
- https://alacartepublishers.com/patterns-colors-animals-and-birds-coloring-book/