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Over in the Forest

Come and Take a Peek

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Learning becomes fun for kids with this counting book about the forest habitat. Amazing artwork will inspire children in classrooms and at home to appreciate the world around us!

Follow the tracks of ten woodland animals but . . . uh-oh . . . watch out for the skunk! Children learn the ways of forest animals to the rhythm of "Over in the Meadow" as they leap like a squirrel, dunk like a raccoon, and pounce like a fox. They will also count the babies and search for ten hidden forest animals. Cut paper illustrations add to the fun in this delightful introduction to a woodland habitat. Once again, Marianne Berkes makes learning fun. Kids will hide, graze, and pounce as they imitate and count the animals. Like Over in Australia, the cut-paper illustrations will inspire many an art project. Plus Marianne provides tons of ideas for activities and curriculum extensions about forest animals, literature, and writing. Teachers and parents, as well as kids, are the winners with these books.

Backmatter Includes:

Further information about the forest and the animals in the book!

Music and song lyrics to "Over in the Forest" sung to the tune "Over in the Meadow".

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    • School Library Journal

      July 1, 2012

      K-Gr 2-This story follows the rhythm and rhyme scheme of "Over in the Meadow" as mothers teach their babies life skills. "Over in the forest/where the clean waters run/Lived a busy mother beaver/and her little kit one./'Build, ' said the mother/'I build, ' said the one./So they helped build a lodge/where the clean waters run." All 10 babies are called by their names: "fawns," "joeys," "hatchlings," "poults," and "chicks," which is educational (although several young animals are called "kits"). Beautiful cut-paper collages, embellished with pencil, pastels, and ink, are filled with soothing, woodsy colors and many textures. This book would be a great read-aloud, followed with a call-and-response song-the music is provided at the end. Questions about what is fact and what is fictionalized (e.g., the numbers of babies) in the story, information about the animals, and tips and activities from the author and the illustrator are appended. With its many curricular extensions and wonderful springboard to art classes, this book is a terrific addition to most collections.-Mary Hazelton, Elementary Schools in Union, Washington & Waldoboro, ME

      Copyright 2012 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2012
      Textured paper collage illustrates this version of the familiar counting song "Over in the Meadow." With a different woodland creature and a set of its tracks on each page, children learn names for animal babies, such as turkey poults and raccoon kits. Back matter fills out information about the animals, while tips from the author and illustrator and hidden pictures throughout add interest. Music is appended.

      (Copyright 2012 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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  • OverDrive Read
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  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4.1
  • Lexile® Measure:560
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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