Overview
OK kiddies, today we're going to learn about sled dogs and mushing! In this delightful and energetic counting book, the story centers 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. OK kiddies, today we're going to learn about sled dogs and mushing! In this delightful and energetic counting book, the story centers 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.
Full Product Details
Author: Chérie B. Stihler ,
Michael Bania
Publisher: Blue Star Press
Imprint: Sasquatch Books
Dimensions:
Width: 27.50cm
, Height: 0.30cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.153kg
ISBN: 9781570615597
ISBN 10: 1570615594
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 03 February 2009
Recommended Age: From 3 to 7 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
,
Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Praise for Cherie B. Stihler s previous books: Entertainingly written and delightfully illustrated. --Midwest Book Review Highly readable cheerful [an] enjoyable title. --School Library Journal Fun rhymes and even funnier illustrations ma
Praise for Cherie B. Stihler's previous books: Entertainingly written...and delightfully illustrated. --Midwest Book Review Highly readable...cheerful...[an] enjoyable title. --School Library Journal Fun rhymes and even funnier illustrations ma
Praise for Cherie B. Stihler's previous books: Entertainingly written...and delightfully illustrated. --Midwest Book Review Highly readable...cheerful...[an] enjoyable title. --School Library Journal Fun rhymes and even funnier illustrations ma
Author Information
Cherie B. Stihler is an elementary school teacher and the author of other picture books set in Alaska, likeThe Giant Cabbage- An Alaska FolktaleandPolar Polka- Counting Polar Bears in Alaska. She lives in Fairbanks, AK. Michael Bania is the author and illustrator ofKumak's FishandKumak's House. She lived for almost twenty years above the Arctic Circle.
