| The Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book Contributor(s): Tafuri, Nancy (Author), Tafuri, Nancy (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416967958 ISBN-13: 9781416967958 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: Dark black clouds start to gather. The wind begins to blow. A storm is coming! Count from 1 to 10 as Bird, Mouse, Rabbit, and their friends take shelter in a cozy hollow. The animals are all safe for the night, but who else is hiding in the cave with them? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Counting & Numbers - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - Weather - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Squirrels |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2007047989 |
| Lexile Measure: 470 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 10.22" W x 10.18" (0.99 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 132296 Reading Level: 2.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As clouds amass overhead and rain starts to pour, ten little woodland animals hurry to find shelter. The text counts up as Bird, Mouse, Squirrel, Rabbit, Chipmunk, Woodchuck, Raccoon, Possum, and Red Fox all run for cover--then Skunk squeezes in and makes it 10 All night, they huddle together in the safety and warmth of the hollow, as the thunder claps and lightning flashes outside. In the morning, the storm has calmed, but the animals still hear the grumble of thunder in the distance. Imagine their surprise when they find the noise is coming from a bear From 10 to 1, all of the animals scurry out of the bear's lair to find a big, beautiful day outside. The Big Storm was selected for Southeastern Connecticut's One Book, Every Child Project |
Contributor Bio(s): Tafuri, Nancy: - Nancy Tafuri is the much-loved creator of more than thirty books for young children, including the Caldecott Honor Book Have You Seen My Duckling? and I Love You, Little One. She lives with her husband and daughter in Roxbury, Connecticut. |