A caterpillar bumps and inches along. A robin sings high in a tree. A blossom reveals a buzzing bee. An inquisitive child walking through the park sees the world around her filled with creatures going about their own lives. Hoban's camera reveals the color, movement and beauty of nature through a child's eyes.
Level 2 books include longer stories, including nonfiction, less familiar situations, short chapters, more fully developed characters, creative language and dialogue, and a subtler link between text and art.