Over on a Mountain: Somewhere in the World

by Marianne Berkes (Author)

Over on a Mountain: Somewhere in the World
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Over In ...
Discover twenty cool animals, ten great mountain ranges, and seven continents all in one story! And do it in the age-old style of children the world over - by clapping, counting, singing, and acting like . . . Well, animals! What fun!
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PreS--Following the rhyme scheme and pattern of "Over in the Meadow," this story introduces animals from all over the world and the mountains where they reside. Each creature is shown in its natural habitat, accompanied by a picture of the continent where it can be found, labeled with the mountain range where it lives. For example, for the llama, readers will find a brief rhyme ("Over on a mountain/Grazing in the morning sun, /Lived a wooly mother llama/And her little cria one./'Roll, ' said the mother./'I roll, ' said the one./So they rolled in the dirt/Grazing in the morning sun."), a cutout of South America, with the Andes indicated. The collage illustrations are beautiful and layered with exquisite details. Readers will enjoy looking for hidden animals found on each spread; further material on the concealed creatures is appended. There is also a "Fact or Fiction" section that discusses the creative liberties the author has taken and clears up some questions that kids may have. Other sections include more information on the animals and on mountains. VERDICT A solid addition to most nature collections.--Melisa Bailey, Harford County Library System, MD

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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781584695189
Lexile Measure
690
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Dawn Publications (CA)
Publication date
March 20, 2015
Series
Over In ...
BISAC categories
JUV029000 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | General
JUV009030 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Counting & Numbers
Library of Congress categories
Animals
Infancy
Stories in rhyme
Counting
Mountain animals

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