Saturday, February 2, 2008

Over in the Meadow

Author and Illustrator : Paul Galdone





Genre: Traditional





Summary : This simple to read book can also be sung and it is delightful and cheery. Young children will love to listen to the story and count the adorable animals. The theme is the commonly known one about the mamma animals in the meadow, with their increasing number of babies on each page. Rhyming words and being able to sing the story will have much appeal. Counting from one to ten will be reinforced effortlessly, as the children will be eagerly counting each new animal group.



Characters: Characters are various meadow animal mothers with their babies. The illustrations are bright and happy looking. Children will love the content looking animal families and the fact that this story can also be turned into a song.

2 comments:

Michele Ramsey said...

The sing-song text quickly can become a class favorite.

Emily Cragg said...

My students love this book and read/sing along with me everytime-it is also a favorite in the listening center.