Simple, rhyming text introduces individual woodland birds and animals as seen in Charley Harper's illustration, "Penitentiary Glen," which is shown as a whole on a fold-out page at the end.
"Charley Harper's brightly rendered animal illustrations in this board book will teach youngsters their colors in no time, with Zoe Burke's rhyming text offering read-aloud fun."--Amazon.com
Hike the American desert in the fourth book in Pomegranate's successful Nature Discovery Series. Charley Harper's What's in the Desert? explores a surprising abundance and variety of flora and fauna. Meet the desert dragster known as the Greater Roadrunner while keeping an eye out for the lizards he likes to lunch on. Zoe Burke's rhyming text introduces young readers to thirty-six different denizens of the desert, from the Gila Monster to the Gila Woodpecker, the Cactus Wren to Cactus flowers. All are depicted with colorful images taken from Harper's painting The Desert, originally featured on a poster commissioned by the US National Park Service. The entire painting is reproduced on a foldout page at the end of the book, with a key identifying all the featured desert life. Fully illustrated. Includes a foldout key identifying all the featured desert life. Smyth-sewn casebound, with jacket.
This reprint of this super popular title has been published in various formats. This medium-size format has been the bestselling version and has now been out of print for several years. There is a dedicated fan base of fervent Charley Harper fans and a new audience waiting to discover his work for themselves and to gift it to others.
Starting with one bunting and ending with ten baby quail, Charley Harper's Count the Birds is the perfect board-book primer for learning numbers, guided by Zoe Burke's rhyming text.