Rain Forest Relay is a beginner book, written for those young readers who are just starting on chapter books (7 to 8 year olds) and is the first book in the Race the Wild series by Kristin Earhart.  In it we follow Russell and his team as they compete in the first leg of a worldwide race through different ecosystems.

Rain Forest Relay is a fun adventure that moves at a great pace for beginning readers.  The competition aspect of this book will keep readers involved in the story and help them want to continue reading.  The characters are quite relatable and deal with situations that young readers are familiar with such as playing fair, making new friends, etc. 

Thoughout the story there are also fun fact pages about an aspect of the rainforest talked about in the chapter before.  Not only does this help the reader relate to the story but it also opens up a world of plants and animals they may not have known anything about.  Rain Forest Relay is a book that is both entertaining and educational and it will spark any young reader’s sense of adventure.

Review of an Advance Review Copy

This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Scholastic

Content Analysis:

Profanity/Language:  None

Violence/Gore:  Children ram boat into other children’s boat; children worry about being eaten by an animal; child nearly touches a poison animal.

Sex/Nudity:  None

Mature Subject Matter:

None

Alcohol / Drug Use:

None