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Over in the Garden

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This is truely a charming book. We love it! It is good for children of all ages. When you finish singing the song and enjoying the bright colorful artwork try to find the hidden number on each page. If you master that you can look for the animal featured on the next page. It is hiding somewhere in the garden of the pre-page. Well written, interesting, and appeals to children of many ages. Also features a scientific rundown of various insects in the back and music to sing to. This book has everthing.

Delightful counting book with in-your-face illustrations are perfect for boys and girls who like creepy, slimy and slithery insects, bugs, snakes and spiders. Words are to the familiar tune of "Over in the Meadow" and are simple enough for this age group (4-7) to learn quickly and join in as your read "Over in the Garden" over and over again. This is the third counting book in the same genre by Jennifer Ward and Kenneth J. Spengler. The original, "Way Out In the Desert" and their most recent, "Somewhere In The Ocean" (personal favorite) are visually fun and young children quickly learn their numbers along with a little bit of nature's information. Young boys will especially love this counting book.

My 4-year old son and I love this book. The rhymes are great and there are numerous opportunities for interactive participation from the child. My son likes me to read the first part of the verse and he completes the second part. He also likes to point out the numbers hidden on each page -- even though he has done it countless times. No matter how many times I read this, I never get tired of the crisp and beautiful illustrations. After you have gone through the ten garden creatures there is a very informative glossary of the different creatures in the book. Every time we pick a couple different ones to read about. Without a doubt this will remain one of our favorites.

This is a fun story to read. It is written in rhyme which makes it fun to read because it has a wonderful flow to it. I also believe it helps children how to create rhymes.

The beautiful illustrations in this book are great for little ones and the rhyming story makes for easy learning and listening.

My son and I came across this book in the public library. He was 4 at the time and it quickly became our favorite book. He is 6 now and still loves it. I recently purchased it and brought it into the Kindergarten class I teach in and the kids all love it. It's a big treat for them to look for the hidden numbers and guess which insect is coming next. They also love the song and rhyming. We recently bought the Artic book and love that as well. I LOVE THIS AUTHOR!

This book is wonderful because of the verse and the counting. There is a hint on each page as to what you will discover on the next page. My 19 month old loves to have it read to him, and I am sure he will appreciate it more as he gets older and can read it with me. The illustrations are beautiful and really capture his attention.

I read Over in the Garden.I like the book.I like the book because there are hidden numbers.In the book I read
"Over in the Garden in the early morning sun lived a mother peraying mantis and her little mantis one peronc. So they hunted and they peronced in the early morning sun." This helped convince me that it was a good book.

Jennifer Ward's Over In The Garden enjoys Kenneth Spengler's oversized, colorful drawings as they illustrate a classic song which teaches kids how to count. Hidden numbers in each illustration encourage active participation rather than just reciting lyrics.