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Synopsis
This delightful counting book of poetry and pictures on the Texas 2x2 Reading List captures animals by the numbers. Vivid, playful poems tell the stories of one elk, two birds, three fish—from one through ten and then many—as they go about their day either solo or within a special circle of friends. The marvelous photographs allows readers to peek at some common creatures that enjoy the company of others.
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Jane Yolen is called "the Hans Christian Andersen of America," and has received numerous awards, including the Regina Medal from the Catholic Library Association and the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota for her body of work. She lives with her husband in St. Andrews, Scotland, and Hatfield, Massachusetts.
Jason Stemple is a free-lance photographer. He provided the photographs for a number of children's poetry books for young readers written by his mother, Jane Yolen. He lives with his wife and their twin daughters in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Grade 1-5-A beautiful, readable companion to Color Me a Rhyme. Each of Yolen's poems mirrors the subject in tone, rhythm, word choice, or shape. For example, the ceaseless motion of spiders is described as Six spiders throwing/Out a glistening strand;/Six spiders going/Hand over hand over hand over hand,/Hand over hand over hand over hand. The simplicity of swallows on a line is captured in a haiku, Nine little swallows,/Like notes on a music staff,/Wait to sing their songs. Throughout, the poet's wry observations surprise and entertain. Stemple's vibrant, full-color photographs give readers much to study and absorb about each animal: mist, silver web strands, the points on an elk's antlers, a mullet's eyes and mouth, a snail clinging to a slender blade of grass. The well-composed images provide a perfect complement to each poem. Roman numerals and words related to the featured number are included in the page design. A joyful collection of unusual animals, appealing poems, and excellent photographs.-Lee Bock, Glenbrook Elementary School, Pulaski, WI
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Gr. 3-5. This handsome number-themed book of poetry and photography looks to nature for inspiration. Stemple's color photos of animals in the wild represent the numbers from 1 to 10 and the concept "many." Each photo fills a wide, double-page spread, forming the backdrop as well as the inspiration for the poems, which are succinct, sometimes witty, and well suited to reading aloud. Words and symbols and numerals related to the number enrich each spread. For example, "Nine Swallows: A Haiku" ("Nine little swallows, / Like notes on a music staff, / Wait to sing their songs") appears against the Wedgwood-blue sky of a photo of nine birds sitting on a high wire. Printed in light blue and white are the words NONET, novena, and ninth and the numerals 9 and IX. Some of the photographs are notable for their clarity, others for their subtlety, but all represent their subjects with sensitivity and finesse. A worthy companion to the author's Color Me a Rhyme (2000). Carolyn Phelan
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