PAWS IV
2 total works
OK kiddies, today we're going to learn about sled dogs and mushing! In this delightful and energetic counting book, the story centres on preparing a sled dog team for a race. Children count paws, ears and noses as the dogs eagerly await the starting gun. A sled dog glossary helps little ones learn mushing terminology, the parts of the rigging and sled dog facts. The cheerful text is excellent for reading aloud and makes for a wonderful way to get children excited about counting. Michael Bania's charming illustrations exude the happy canine enthusiasm for which Alaskan huskies are known.
A polka-playing band of ten polar bears gathers on an iceberg that's big enough to serve as a stage. The music strikes up, when suddenly, SNAP, a chunk of the iceberg breaks off and one of the bears floats away. Then, BOINK, must be warming up because another piece of the ice and another musician just crashed off the side. Can you imagine a polka band without the tuba? Counting backwards, the band is eventually reduced to one. But fear not, the bears push their pieces of the iceberg back together and the show goes on!