Book Reviews

Julie
2023-05-08
Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia - Picture Books About Australia - Featuring Augmented Reality Technology: Beautiful Illustrations Great Story This book is amazing. The kids go on cool adventures around Australia. They give each other courage to take on new things that are scary. They learn about animals that live in Australia, get to see beautiful architecture and learn about a new adventure in the end.
Wade W. Bergner
2023-05-07
Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia - Picture Books About Australia - Featuring Augmented Reality Technology: Great children's picture book about Australia! Clever with amazing illustrations! I loved how the author (Erika Bud) included the main characters as Travel Rangers! This is an engaging and beautifully illustrated book, one that brings the reader into the story while it teaches us about the country & culture of Australia! I received a copy of the book from the author for free. I will be rereading this book to both my children & students.
Naturalist
2023-05-07
Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia - Picture Books About Australia - Featuring Augmented Reality Technology: Great adventure and learning book Great book for kids to explore and learn new information around the globe. Travel Rangers unite in this fun, engaging story about four friends heading off on adventurous missions. Kayden, James, Bella and Hannah are off to discover all Australia had to offer on their mission. They get the opportunity to uncover the Great Barrier Reefs mysteries, head to the zoo, discover the heights of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and try some delicacies of Australia like Fairy Floss and more. I loved the inclusivity of this book, the illustrations and engagement mixed with learning about new country throughout the series. I was provided a free copy by the author.
Kika
2023-05-04
Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia - Picture Books About Australia - Featuring Augmented Reality Technology: A fun story about travel and adventure I received a copy of the book from the author for free and it did not disappoint! I think kids really enjoy stories that empower them and that show them having adventures. This book is non preachy and shows kiddos many of the things that make Australia special. Dialogue is good, story is compelling and illustrations are colourful and inclusive.
Jen
2023-05-03
Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia - Picture Books About Australia - Featuring Augmented Reality Technology: Very informative book, I'm sure the kids will enjoy! I love how vibrant the colors, a lot of variety, and very informative. I almost feel like I wanted to visit Australia to check out the places featured in the book.
JES
2023-05-02
Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia - Picture Books About Australia - Featuring Augmented Reality Technology: Cool book about adventures I'm 14 year old author that is reviewing books as a volunteer in exchange for free copies. If I were going to read this book to a little kid, two things I liked were that it was an adventure story and learning about new places. One thing that could be better is the words they are kind of small. This is my honest review.
John Thomas
2023-04-26
Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia - Picture Books About Australia - Featuring Augmented Reality Technology: Education and adventure nicely combined in this book I got a free copy of this book. Beautiful illustrations draw kids in as they learn about the culture, expressions, and interesting facts about the environment in Australia. It fully immerses children in the sights and colors on the pages. This book is perfect for helping young children discover how children from Australia live.
Blue Owl
2023-04-22
Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia - Picture Books About Australia - Featuring Augmented Reality Technology: Fun! Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia is a fun, easy to read, and interesting book. The illustrations are colorful! I received a copy of the book from the author for free."
Jude Griffin
2023-04-21
Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia - Picture Books About Australia - Featuring Augmented Reality Technology: Informative You'll learn lots about Australia!
Kristina Knode
2023-04-20
Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia - Picture Books About Australia - Featuring Augmented Reality Technology: A fun way to explore world cultures! I received a copy of this book for free from the author.I LOVED this book. The author does a beautiful job at introducing facts about Australia in casual conversation so that the reader is learning without feeling like they are being taught at. I even learned a few new Australian facts myself.The illustrations are inclusive and vibrant.I recommend this book for classrooms looking to explore new parts of the world without the airfare!

5 Star Industry Review: “Take it from me, an ex-pat Aussie living in Canada: Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia by Erika Bud is “bonza”! What? Oh, forgive me. I just got carried away thinking about the reactions of youngsters reading this delightful book and hearing some Aussie “lingo” (words) for the first time. Bonza, by the way, is an Australian word for terrific, a most appropriate word to describe the content, colors, presentation, and experience youngsters will enjoy as they turn the pages of Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia. This book is the first of a series designed to help primary school children learn about countries other than their own. To my surprise, even this old ex-pat learned something she didn’t know about her homeland…I cannot praise Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia enough. Erika Bud has found a superb way to help youngsters learn about other countries, especially with the inclusion of AR technology..and lesson plans for teachers.”

V. Boland, Reader’s Favorite Industry Review

5 Star Industry Review: “[This] book gives a growing child a strong sense of adventure and perhaps a new realization that the world is vastly filled with wonders and diverse people with different cultures and different animals all to be discovered someday. I lived in Australia for one year myself and this book capsulizes the experiences of this magical country. I also enjoyed the characters the author created of children of all sorts as they experience all the new wonders of this amazing country. This ingenious author brings out the most spectacular sights and animals such as the Great Barrier Reef, Koalas, and much more. As I reviewed this book, it reminded me of the oft-quoted saying, “It’s a wondrous thing how the wild calms the child” and I felt this author is on the right track to help children think outside the envelope to help them succeed in their lives. All in all, I felt this book is very high quality and professionally well done and I highly recommend it to everyone just to give your children a sense of the wonders that are out there and great things to dream about that may probably come true for many as they mature.”

B. Miller, Team Golfwell Industry Reviews

Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia is a great book for kids who are curious about other places. The Rangers guide young readers through a variety of interesting facts about Australia. The illustrations are inclusive and engaging including an added feature where readers can have the pictures come to life as they are reading the story. The book does a great job of highlighting the uniqueness of Australia while giving kids the opportunity to connect what they are discovering to their own lives. It is a great way to introduce readers to new places!

Erin R., Library Media Specialist

 

[The] book series is definitely something I could see using in my classroom. The story and illustrations are engaging and educational. It would make for an entertaining read-aloud. I really like your idea to include lesson plans for us teachers! That makes it so much more appealing to use. From my observation, the lesson plans align perfectly with the CCSS (common core state standards) and would be easy to integrate into an ELA lesson or series of lessons.

Alexandria G., Second Grade Teacher

Mission to Australia is a beautifully written treasure! Through very descriptive writing and beautiful illustrations, this book is brought to life. It makes you feel like you’re in Australia; you can see the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef, the fun of encountering different animals or try different food and be a part of the characters facing their fear. It taught us all something new about Australia and now my kids can’t wait to visit Australia in person. As a parent, I love reading to my kids but it’s so hard to find good books out there that are age-appropriate, a little educational and also engage my kids’ attention. “Mission to Australia” has all that and more! It should definitely be a part of every child’s book collection.

Lisl B., Parent to Mike (9) and Sarah (7)

I really enjoyed your book. What a great way for kids to learn about different countries and it is very inclusive! I know my first graders would enjoy it. Anytime you can combine fiction and nonfiction together kids love it!

Lesley L., First Grade Teacher