It's sunrise - an egg fries, the laundry dries, and the baby cries. Join the loving chaos as a growing family begins its day. Sunrise teaches counting concepts with simple rhymes and vibrant illustrations, and each spread includes a visual surprise. Young children will delight in counting along with the rhythmic text - and searching for the fun surprises hidden in the art.
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From Publishers Weekly
One household's flurry of activity between sunrise and the school bus's arrival is the focus in this paper-over-board counting book. Pies are removed from the oven, mail arrives and a cat gives birth to kittens. The text's few words rhyme with "sunrise"A"Baby cries," "Bird flies," "Mailman hi's"Aand each picture features something to count, like two tears, four birds, seven letters. These objects appear within the artwork and again, in isolation, next to the number featured in each spread. Pebbly black shading, highlighting the paper's grain, adds a rugged texture and almost smudged appearance to the solid colors of Rex's (The Painting Gorilla) acrylic cartoons. Against a background of harsh orange and blue sky, the family bustles to get everyone ready, displaying a narrow range of facial expressions. Pittman (Still-Life Stew) integrates a wisp of plot into the primer, and the litter of kittens makes for the surprise ending. Ages 3-6.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-This counting book has plenty of potential but doesn't quite add up. The concept is appealing, if predictable. Brief rhyming phrases create a singsong rhythm to describe the dawn of a new day: "Cat lies/Baby cries/Papa ties/Bird flies." At first glance, however, readers may wonder just what is to be counted (one cat/two tears/three laces/four birds). A second look reveals a helpful visual key. Double-page illustrations depict cozy and familiar activities of a (mostly) smiling extended family, such as greeting the mailman, preparing breakfast, and welcoming nine new kittens into the world. Rex's acrylic on acetate illustrations suit the minimal text. Flat, black-outlined paintings resemble coloring-book art, while smaller versions of items to be counted appear alongside a large painted numeral at the top or bottom of each page. Unfortunately, there are some jarring notes. The items to be counted for "Mailman hi's" (number 7) are intangible and, after the big "Surprise!," the children take two of the newborn kittens off to school.
Lisa Dennis, The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Lisa Dennis, The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Colorful pictures and clever # sequence of a story in rhyme.,
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This review is from: Sunrise (Hardcover)
I thoroughly enjoy reading this to kids grade1-3, particualrly those who are below grade level. This book offers me so many options for using it as a tool teach. I have asked the students I have read this with about the sequence of events they see happening throughout the story. I have asked them what the pattern of the text is( long I rhyming words). I have also used it to have the kids located what things on the page from the pictured object next to the numeral in the corner of the page ( like an "I Spy" book). Having the illustrations cover the entire page is very stimulating to me and keeps kids' attention searching the whole page for things. What a great way to keeps kids' attention focused while hearing a story or others' comments about the book!!
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Very surprising! (i am the first person to review),
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This review is from: Sunrise (Hardcover)
this story is a counting book. I love it! I love this story !!!!! Buy it!!! I love her books!!!!!
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