A Number of Animals

Kate Green

ISBN 10: 156846083X / ISBN 13: 9781568460833

Published by Creative Editions, Mankato, Minnesota, 1993

About this Item

Very fine square format book in fresh clean bright yellow cloth covers with white titles to spine and blind stamped decoration to front. Internally near fine and free of inscriptions; profusely and beautifully illustrated; tiny corner crease to last page or two. The dust jacket is fine and not price clipped. A very attractive copy.

Seller Inventory # 024158

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Number of Animals
• Publisher: Creative Editions, Mankato, Minnesota
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156846083X
• ISBN 13: 9781568460833
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Christopher Wormell
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Books

About this title

Synopsis

Introduces the numbers one through ten as a little lost chick searches all over the farm for his mother.

Reviews

Elegant woodcuts lift this simple counting book far above the ordinary. A minimalist tale follows the travels of "one little chick, lost and alone" around the farmyard on a search for his mother. On his way, he encounters two horses, three cows, four turkeys, six geese, seven sheep and so on, pausing to ask each group if they've seen his mother. Finally he joins up with his nine brothers and sisters, and with mother hen. Like Christopher Manson, another outstanding artist who specializes in sophisticated woodcuts, Wormell ( An Alphabet of Animals ) uses bursts of color and bold black shadows to give his artwork depth and perspective. As a further enhancement, the book's beautiful design and classic proportions are set off by generous amounts of white space, creating a stylish frame for the illustrations. Who says fine art and preschool concepts can't go hand in hand? Ages 2-5.
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