"1 One hungry heron, tall and still, crooks her leg and tips her bill. 2 Two drowsy catfish, way down deep, snuffle through the muck, then go to sleep. 3 Three darting dragonflieshover and dip.Whiz! Pause! Whiz!Zoom! Zoom! Zip!"The scene starts out quietly enough, but soon the lone heron is joined by two lazy catfish and three darting dragonflies. Before you can say ten tiny turtles, the pond is alive with a great array of wetland wildlife. Told in clever rhyme, this is a counting book with a difference. Numbers are spelled out in bold text, decorated numerals adorn each page, and amounts are depicted by groupings of swimming, flapping, paddling, darting pond creatures. Up to ten and down again, the count goes forwards and backwards, as thunder rumbles in the background. Plip, plop, the rain begins and lightning flashes. Everything dives for shelter and stays hidden -- until the sun comes out. Then life returns to the pond providing a delightful search and count last page. Rarely is so much delivered in one spectacular counting book.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 3-6 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd .

Carolyn Beckis the critically acclaimed author of "Dog Breath" and "Wellington's Rainy Day. " She lives in Toronto. Karen Patkauis an award-winning author and illustrator of many books for children including "Don't Eat Spiders, Python Play" and "One Watermelon Seed. " She lives in Toronto. Karen Patkau is an author, designer, visual artist and visual arts educator. She has illustrated a number of picture books, including One Hungry Heron , Don't Eat Spiders , and . Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Karen lives in Toronto, Ontario.