There is so much to count at the seashore - one lighthouse, two freighters, three eagles - and on and on, until you get to ten. Then a pod of orcas explodes out of the sea - so many, you can't begin to add them up. But wait. At the end of the day, you can count from ten all the way down again, as ten sailboats, nine fishboats, eight beach umbrellas - and on and on - gradually settle for the evening or pack up and drift away.
A gentle and poetic counting book by the award-winning author of Waiting for the Whales and Jessie's Island, Sheryl McFarlane's A Pod of Orcas is just the right bedtime read for eager little counters. Artist Kirsti Anne Wakelin makes her picture book debut with exquisite watercolor paintings that glow with dreamy light and warmth.
Parents and educators will appreciate the simple, yet effective design. Each number appears spelled out and in numerical form. And small pictorial "clues" will lead pre-readers to every counting subject.
- ISBN10 1550417223
- ISBN13 9781550417227
- Publish Date 30 June 2006 (first published 12 July 2002)
- Publish Status Withdrawn
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Fitzhenry & Whiteside
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 28
- Language English