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An assembly of arctic animals and their babies present themselves in cut-paper art to young readers. This book is patterned after my two other best-selling books about habitats (Ocean Reefs and the Rainforest). However, in this book, I have added 10 "hidden" animals, so after children read about the first ten species, they are asked to go back to the beginning and find ten additional hidden Arctic animals.
The artist is Jill Dubin, illustrator of over 30 books. Her beautiful cut-paper illustrations reflect her interest in combining color, pattern and texture.
I can't wait to share this "artful array" of Arctic animals with you.
Marianne Berkes
Paperback-
Modeled after the traditional song "Over in the Meadow," this easily chanted rhyme introduces a variety of land and sea animals and birds found in the tundra. Standard number-recognition and counting concepts are augmented by additional ideas and vocabulary in the active text, which highlights the Arctic climate, animal habits and the proper names for the animals' young. "Over in the Arctic / Where some creatures migrate, / Lived a mother snow goose / And her little goslings eight. / 'Honk,' said the mother. /
'We honk,' said the eight. / So they honked and flew south / Where some creatures migrate."
Graceful, stylish cut-paper collages in a mixture of bright colors and patterns create icy backgrounds for each scene. Well-conceived extension ideas for curriculum and art connections follow a "hidden animal" game and a "Fact or Fiction" explanation about the rhyme's tundra environment. A value-added exploration of the Arctic for preschoolers and early elementary-age children.
Picture book. 3-7 |
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