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Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under
Contributor(s): Berkes, Marianne (Author), Dubin, Jill (Illustrator)

ISBN: 1584691360 ISBN-13: 9781584691365
Publisher: Dawn Publications (CA)

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2011
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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Counting & Numbers

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2010031038

Age Level: 3-6

Grade Level: PreK-1

Lexile Measure: 1010 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.8" W x 8.8" L (0.34 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Cultural Region - Australian

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: Booklist 03/15/2011 pg. 64
Publishers Weekly 01/17/2011
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 293 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
School Library Journal 06/01/2011

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 142782
Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

Learning becomes fun with this book about the animals that are unique to Australia. In Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under, amazing artwork will inspire children in classrooms and at home to appreciate environment, ecology, and the world around us

The perfect Australia children's book, Marianne Berkes makes animal habitats for kids exciting with Over in Australia, which doubles as a fun, interactive, counting book for kids

Most of the animals in Australia are unique, meaning they live ONLY in Australia. From kangaroos to koalas, they are a fascinating bunch. Once again, Marianne Berkes makes learning fun. Kids will hop, slurp, and munch as they imitate and count the animals. Like Over in the Arctic, the cut-paper illustrations will inspire many an art project. Plus Marianne provides tons of ideas for activities and curriculum extensions about Australia, literature, writing, and animals. Teachers and parents, as well as kids, are the winners.

Parents, teachers, gift givers, and many others will find:

captivating illustrations of paper cut animals which will inspire many an art project

backmatter that includes further information about Australia and the animals that live there

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

a book for young readers learning to count

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