In the Spring [Library Binding]

Craig Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1994

A delightful surprise ending provides a fitting finale for a look at Spring, full of detailed color pictures, that uses very simple words to celebrate the happy events of the newborn season.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K-A cheerful celebration of the season. The simple, boldly printed text features a farm animal and its young on each broad, sweeping, double-page illustration. Expert black-ink stippling, shading, and detail lend depth and perspective to the pastel watercolors. The last picture springs a gentle surprise that will surely bring smiles of delight to youngsters: the farmer's wife has had twins. A soft, comforting, pastoral glimpse of spring.
Mary Lou Budd, Milford South Elementary School, OH
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Ages 2-5. The pastel and pen-and-ink pictures catch the fuzzy, first-growth quality of spring flora and fauna in an appropriately clear, seasonal light. The title phrase introduces a narrative that chronicles a series of farm births, with each double-page spread showing a mother and her young, which are specifically named (foal, gosling, etc.). The book closes on a sweet note: "And the farmer's wife had twins." A nondemanding text for the very young, especially those who like farm animals. Mary Harris Veeder --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 1 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow (March 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688109845
• ISBN-13: 978-0688109844
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,623,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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