Read Build Play: Backyard

The backyard is home to a variety of fascinating creatures, and Read Build Play: Backyard reveals the amazing natural world that exists in all types of urban environments. Tiny insects, colorful birds, scurrying mammals, and nighttime visitors are featured in the fact book, and the accompanying plastic animals, models, and play scene can be used to create a vivid backyard diorama. Interesting animals aren't found only in faraway places—they are just around the corner!

Includes:
64-page fact book
4 plastic animals
38 model pieces
Foldout play scene

Cynthia Stierle lives with her husband and two children in Connecticut. Her love for reading began when she was a child, and she feels lucky to have worked in publishing as both a writer and an editor. She’s written more than fifty children’s books, both fiction and nonfiction, and she still enjoys reading (and writing!) a good story.