Don't Dig So Deep, Nicholas! - Hardcover

Harrison, Troon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1895688515 ISBN 13: 9781895688511

Publisher: Maple Tree Press, 1997

Synopsis

One afternoon at the beach, Nicholas digs a hole in the sand so deep that a variety of Australian animals arrives to join him at play

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 1--Despite a good-natured warning from an adult in a beach chair, "If you keep digging like that...you'll go right through to Australia," Nicholas keeps on shoveling. Suddenly, kangaroos, dingos, koalas, camels, wombats, kookaburras, platypuses, cockatoos, and wallabies emerge from the hole and proceed to create a chaotic beach scene. The text is not that inventive; yet, largely because of Clement's energetic drawings and playful page layouts, the book succeeds as a summer romp. Young listeners, particularly those who have spent time at the beach, may well regret that "in the last orange light of the sun, all the animals returned to the hole." The book includes an appendix for children needing a brief introduction to the featured Australian animals.

Kathleen Whalin, Greenwich Country Day School, CT

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About this edition

• Publisher: Maple Tree Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1895688515
• ISBN 13: 9781895688511
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Clement Gary