Rumble and Roar: Sound Around the World

PreS-Gr 2–Readers journey around the world in this rhyming romp. The story begins in the morning, with sounds outside a window of a nondescript home, and takes readers across the world from mountains to volcanoes, from the savanna to the ocean, and ends back in a cozy bedroom. The rhymes are heavily reliant on onomatopoeia and will make for a fun read-aloud. Some pages are textless, but the pictures bring to life various lively images of nature where readers can easily imagine chirping birds, rushing water, and other sounds. The illustrations are vibrant and full color, and the people depicted are of diverse races. Back matter includes factual information on sound, heartbeats, and animal communication that could potentially be used to support elementary school lessons; however, the target audience is unlikely to comprehend these more complex concepts.