Paperback
A picture-book version of the popular counting rhyme. Readers can practice their counting skills as they read about the activities of the many different animals that live in the meadow. Color illustrations accompany the rhyming text.

Over In The Meadow

A Counting Rhyme

  • Paperback

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    1 August 2003

Summary

Over in the Meadow in the sand in the sun Lived an old mother turtle and her little turtle one.

So begins this classic nursery poem, written by Olive A Wadsworth in the late 19th century, a favorite counting rhyme for generations of children. Anna Vojtech’s sweet illustrations depict a sun-drenched meadow filled with loving animal families-from mother turtle with her one baby to ten little beavers embraced by their doting mother. There are lots to count in the clever…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780735818712
ISBN-10:0735818711
Author:Olive A. Wadsworth, Anna Vojtech
Publisher:North-South Books
Imprint:North-South Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:1 August 2003
Weight:173g
Dimensions:270mm x 272mm
Series:Cheshire Studio Book
Audience Age:4-8
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Over In The Meadow by Olive A. Wadsworth - ISBN: 9780735818712
270 × 272 mm
A4
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Critics Review

“An accessible rendition that children will enjoy in story-time and on their own.”

”[Vojtech] places [the animals] into an idyllic meadow scattered with appropriate numbers of bugs, flowers, and other items for enthusiastic young counters to enumerate.“– “Kirkus Reviews”
”[With an] appealing and energetic landscape of boldly applied colors, learning to count is as easy as one, two, three.“– “Publishers Weekly”

About The Author

Olive A. Wadsworth

Anna Vojtech has illustrated numerous books for children, mostly folktales and stories about nature. Nature has always been a strong source of inspiration for Anna.

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