Rumble and Roar

Sound around the World

  • Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 2
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

Babble / Swoosh / Roar and WHOOSH!

The roar of a waterfall, the chirp of insects, the thump of a heartbeat—sound is all around us! Rhyming text and atmospheric illustrations present four children in different parts of the world who encounter all sorts of sounds.

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Interest Level Preschool - Grade 2
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Picture Books, Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Expository Literature
Copyright 2022
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2022-03-01
Text Type Poetry
BISACS JNF042000, JNF013100, JNF051000
Dewey 534
Dimensions 9.75 x 9.75
Guided Reading Level L
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Awards, Original artwork, and Reviewed

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Awards

  • Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2023

Reviews

Booklist

“[N]icely complements introductory science units and will also remind readers to slow down, take a minute, and listen.”—Booklist

Kirkus Reviews

“A lyrical soundscape that leaves room for observation and makes space for scientific discussion.”—Kirkus Reviews

School Library Journal

“This beautifully ­illustrated rhyming text will make a good read-aloud and can be used to spark conversations about sounds in the world.”—School Library Journal