Over on a Desert
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Picture Book · Ages 3–8 · 2018

Over on a Desert

By Marianne Berkes, Jill Dubin (Illustrator)

Part of the Our World, Our Home series

Discover desert animals through rhyme and rhythm in a vibrant counting adventure.

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32 pages
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Explore the desert's hidden wonders as children meet animals like camels and jerboas through rhythmic rhymes. Each page reveals a new creature, teaching survival in this unique habitat. With captivating cut paper collages, young readers will delight in spotting hidden animals. This enchanting journey combines song, story, and discovery, making learning an adventure.

From the publisher

Learning becomes fun with this counting book about the desert habitat. Kids and parents will appreciate its amazing artwork and be inspired to learn about and appreciate the world around us!Deserts are full of surprises! An amazing array of animals calls this driest place on Earth their home. Through rhythm and rhyme, children meet a new animal on every page. They won’t be able to resist getting in on all the action as animal parents teach their babies how to live in this unusual habitat–camels kneel, armadillos dig, dingoes sniff, and jerboas jump. Cut paper collages capture the subtle beauty of the desert and also “hide” more animals for young eyes to find. One part song, one part story, and one part sheer delight!Backmatter Includes: Further information about the animals in the book!Music and song lyrics to “Over on a Desert” sung to the tune “Over in the Meadow”.

At a glance
Format
Pages
32
Reading age
3–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD540L
Themes & topics
Books about animalsBooks about counting and numbersBooks about science and natureBooks about infancyBooks about deserts
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.6
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
September 1, 2018
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781584696292

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