Fall in the Country

by Sue Tarsky, Claire Lordon (Illustrator)

Overview

Join the fun of finding and counting all the animals, flowers, and insects, as more and more appear on a lively walk through the country in the fall. Packed with repetition that young children love and that also helps them learn, this is an entertaining introduction to colors, numbers, and the seasons.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807577295
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	09/01/2019
Series:	Taking a Walk
Edition description:	None
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD750L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Born in New York City, Sue Tarsky lived and worked as a children's book publisher for many years in London. She now lives and works in Chicago.

Claire Lordon is an illustrator and designer of children's books, surface designs, maps, and murals. She earned her BFA in illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work is inspired by her spirit of adventure, love of the outdoors, and an enthusiasm for travel.

Editorial Reviews

"Those just graduating from board books are the ideal audience for this seek-and-find-and-count series." —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2019-05-26
An unnamed narrator tells readers what they saw on their walk in the country in the fall.

The cumulative text gets longer and longer with each page turn, adding another number and something else to count in Lordon's brightly colored scenes. "I went for a walk in the country today. / I saw sparkling leaves that went crunch, / one huge yellow harvest moon, / two galloping horses, and three little red foxes. / The foxes howled at me!" The tiny images—each roughly fingertip-size save the horses—are adorable, and they present just the right level of challenge for young children starting to enjoy look-and-find books (this is no Where's Waldo). Those reading with young ones can also suggest additional items in the pictures to count. While the text spells out the numbers, the final page, made to look like a graph with the items lined up in horizontal rows, uses numerals. Winter in the City, publishing simultaneously, follows the same pattern, offering readers scenes filled with city buildings, traffic, and bundled-up pedestrians and asking them to count pigeons, awnings, dogs, and firetrucks, among other things. Both books neatly round out the seasonal collection that began with Spring in the Woods (2019) and Summer at the Seashore (2019).

Those just graduating from board books are the ideal audience for this seek-and-find-and-count series. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews