Paperback: ISBN 978-1-58469-092-4 Where the trees greet the sun. Instead, the adaptation is smooth and seamless, the facts at the back of the book quickly correcting any misunderstandings. Having adapted that old song “Over In the Meadow” to different locales, Berkes takes a tried and true format and simply fills it to overflowing with a vast array of rainforest creatures. said the one. Berkes describes the different layers of the rainforest and its importance to our global ecology, and suggests movement activities for children to act out the rhyme. This is definitely a book to have. Count, clap, and sing among enchanting rainforest animals to the rhythm of the whimsical children's favorite "Over in the Jungle - A Rainforest Rhyme" read aloud Reviewed by Brooke James (age 4 ½) and Jen James (mom) for Reader Views (12/08) "Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme" is a colorful rhyming book that teaches children numbers 1-10 while also … ‘Augrh!’ said Father Wolf. Benjamin Franklin Gold Award for Interior Design, 2008 International Reading Association?s Teacher?s Choice Award, 2008 Mom?s Choice Award and 2007 iParenting Media Outstanding Products Call Award. And it has curriculum components in the back about the rainforest habitat and animal families. Skillfully using the traditional tune “Over in the Meadow,” Berkes describes the activities of rainforest babies from a wide variety of animals, swinging the readers along like the marmosets she begins with, and inviting them to sing like the five baby parrots by including the music in the back. She had just finished work on City Beats by S. Kelly Rammell when I ran across the book and was entranced by her format. Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95Web Special discount available at checkout. A story you will be asked to read again and again. For example, as the book counts up from one to ten, a single leaf on the left-hand page carries the imprint of each number. — Children Of the Earth (childrenoftheearth.com) (April 2008). So they swung and they hung Fun rhyming/sing along for ages 2 – 7. Retail Price: Hardback • $16.95Web Special discount available at checkout, Teachers, here is an elementary insect "field trip between covers" from Tony Fredericks, a funny but very astute professor. Shelves: 10-to-12-year-old-readers, 9-to-11-year-old-readers, great-read-aloud-titles-for-all-age Deceptively simple, the jungle grapevine shows us how hyperbole and gossip harm relationships between individuals, groups and countries. Hoffman's Two-toed Sloth from The Forever Forest by Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini. Once again as in the author s previous book, “Over in the Ocean,” number 10 is the father taking care of the children. And look! Once again as in the authors previous book, “Over in the Ocean,” number 10 is the father taking care of the children. I would recommend this book for any library serving children of preschool through 3rd grade. Read and listen at the same time. Marianne Berkes has a gift for making science fun, and this book is exhibit A. End material includes music for the song, information about each animal’s real family traits, and additional facts about the rainforest community. How do you outline the shadow of an ant from the underside of a leaf made out of clay? — A Fuse #8 Production – fusenumber8.blogspot.com (NY Public Library Children’s Librarian) (March 2, 2007). The perfect jungle animal book, Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme introduces habitats for kids, and doubles as a fun, interactive, … Read and listen at the same time. Illustrator Jeanette Canyon uses polymer clay to create her colorful sculpture illustrations, which are then photographed for her books. Illustrator Jeanette Canyon once more provides striking relief sculptures with polymer clay. The polymer clay illustrations give a realistic view of the tropical rainforest. We see sweet honey bears sipping nectar and howler monkeys, their mouths all agape, as they hoot and holler up a storm. Perfect for reading aloud at home or school. This was a clever book for the middle elementary set (or a read aloud for reluctant readers) that should really grab the attention of young adventurers! If the fun rhythm and pictures were not enough, other back matter, including information about each animal mentioned, the rainforest in general, a finding game, and recommendations to encourage child participation both from the author and the artist, make this picture book an excellent teaching tool on many levels. — Book Beat – www.metrokids.com – Frank Lipsius (April 2008) (October 2007), A rhyming story with gorgeous collages takes you into the tropical rainforest. Adding perfectly to the exotic rainforest theme, Jeanette Canyon’s beautiful polymer clay illustrations will be the first feature to draw the reader’s attention to this entertaining counting book. A long double page shows all the levels of the rain forest in cross section, and children are challenged to count the animals previously encountered and now hanging on the vines and hiding underneath the trees, etc. CU: The rich language can be used with craft writing. The back matter again includes tips from the author and illustrator, facts about the rainforest, a game of animal hide and seek and the sheet music and lyrics for the song. Nine sloths creep. — 2008 I.R.A Teacher’s Choice Awards Comments, Did you ever think that you would like to take a trip to a tropical rainforest to see all the exotic animals and strange plants there? But you know what I really love about Canyon’s work? We see the wide iridescent blue of the morpho butterflies fluttering above their now discarded chrysalises. Eight ocelots pounce. I’m definitely not alone in cooing over the marbleized orange/red leaf cutter ants as they chew through an enormous leaf. Combining counting, rhyming and music with vibrant illustrations, the book does a wonderful job of bringing remarkable dimensionality to the rainforest. The number of jungle animals grows on each page in a subtle counting exercise. ‘Year of the Jungle’ contains cultural representation in terms of the Vietnam War. — The Daily Record – Wooster Ohio – Julia Wiesenberg (Sept. 23, 2007). Board: ISBN 978-1-58469-108-2 What a delightful story!! All of the illustrations are done in polymer clay. Read and listen at the same time. WOW! — Ohioana Quarterly – Meredith Wilkie (Fall 2008). "Over in the Jungle - A Rainforest Rhyme" read aloud - YouTube Illustrated, read aloud version of Rudyard Kipling's classic story of a boy raised by wolves in the jungle. That’s a fact!”. She cares about details. A second reading shows that somehow or other Canyon found a way to throw shadows from behind her subject matter. Just sheer talent….Two thumbs up. ", Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95Web Special discount available at checkoutTeachers and parents, here is another favorite from Marianne, who has a special talent. - Read Aloud. This is one of the nicest illustrated children’s book that teaches about the environment that I have ever seen. — Lane ESD Book Review Program – Sarah Todd (July 2007). This paperback picture book is beautifully illustrated with bright, eye catching pictures that were created with clay. The wealth of information and multiple uses for the book make it one that can be utilized over and over with a different emphasis each time. The book is full of eye catchy yet simple illustrations which engages the young reader immediately. Another variation on the familiar song, this one enumerates some of the unusual fauna of the rain forest. Music and fun facts about the animals are also incorporated for further learning. This allows children’s literature to be singled out in a diverse, inclusive manner when compared to the usual books containing British, White characters. — Indiana Library Federation – Read Alouds Too Good to Miss 2008-2009 What could easily have degraded into a rote form emerges instead as lush and detailed as its tropical subject matter. Illustrated, read aloud version of Rudyard Kipling's classic story of a boy raised by wolves in the jungle. They will enjoy singing the song and following along with the story and pictures. First Read-Aloud Chapter Books :: 1. Hardcover: ISBN 978-1-58469-091-7 Six boas squeeze. Our Privacy Policy, Connecting Children and Nature Tip Archive. It was a joy for me to read and review it. Readers will almost be as awestruck by the cadence and artwork in this book as they would be by the actual rainforest. I had that very feeling when I found the work of Jeanette Canyon a year ago. Author of over 30 children’s books. This book is written (and can be sung) to the tune of “Over in the Meadow,” a favorite children’s song. ill protect you from the jungle beasts by martha alexander read aloud: D. A Dark, Dark Tale by Ruth Brown. Somehow, I had missed Ms. Canyon’s previous collaboration with one Ms. Marianne Berkes when they came out with, Over In the Ocean: In a Coral Reef, (which was the recipient of the Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year, doncha know). This book is fun and sure to delight children of all ages. Over in the Arctic, the snow goose "honks" and the wolf "howls. A story you will be asked to read again and again. “It was seven o’clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day’s rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in their tips. Essentially it's Over in the Meadow for jungle animals. “When you find all the creatures then this rhyme is done.”. Berkes is a former teacher, librarian, and children’s theater director. Talent, possums. See “Order Online” below for Web Special! ?I swing,? Five honey bears scramble. ‎Read aloud version of Rudyard Kipling’s classic story of a boy raised by wolves in the jungle. — Dr. Anthony D. Fredericks, Prof. of Education (5 star rating) Over in the Jungle is a wonderfully written sing song story about some of the many animals that live in the jungle. Abundant end material describes a rainforest community and the lives of its creatures, offers tips from the artist, and includes playful movements devised by the author so that toddlers can mimic the rainforest animals, making this book a delight for home and school alike. Over in the Jungle, A Rainforest Rhyme introduces us to the rainforest, the many animal families that populate it and some of their behaviors. The beautiful eye-catching illustrations in this book were done by Jeanette Canyon. This 1994 alphabet and alliteration book continues to be a favorite of kids, parents, and teachers everywhere-it is truly an exceptional swim through an alphabet of sea creatures. It was written by Bear Grylls, who among many other things, became the youngest to ever climb Mt. ‎Read aloud version of Rudyard Kipling's classic story of a boy raised by wolves in the jungle. Educators: download free activities based on this book on our activities page. The illustrations make it very appealing, also. They do so with a great deal of subtlety, though, so you wouldn’t necessarily notice the first few reads. “Over in the jungle, in a bromeliad heaven, lived a poison dart frog, and her little froggies seven.” A delight for little ones. As a fine artist, I love to create art with an array of colors, patterns and textures, and to make things with my hands – just as children do!” She uses a variety of common kitchen implements, including a pasta machine, food processors, cake decorating tools and other shaping utensils. From learning the ABCs to counting . Illustrated, read aloud version of Rudyard Kipling's classic story of a boy raised by wolves in the jungle. Here is an attractive, engaging book on a very important habitat that children and educators will enjoy for either recreational reading or interactive learning in the library or classroom. Each spread has the text and a number on the left against a dark-green leaf background, and shows one animal family with the correct number of babies as well as several other sets of indigenous flora or fauna to count. Then, too, Mowgli was taught the Strangers’ Hunting Call, which must be repeated aloud till it is answered, whenever one of the Jungle-People hunts outside his own grounds. This is a handsome book on an important subject, and it can serve as recreational reading as well as an introduction to a basic unit on the rain forest. Working entirely in polymer clay, Ms. Canyon imbues her images with so much light, life, and motion that you’d swear her creations were animated stills rather than original sculptural art. Marianne Berkes has spent much of her life with young children as a teacher, childrens theater director and childrens librarian. Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme has deservedly won several awards, including the iParenting Media Award. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Four leaf cutter ants scurry. The kids think it's entertainment while teachers and parents think it's a great lesson about the Arctic! / ‘We flit,’ said the two. “It was seven o’clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day’s rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in their tips. The unusual and colorful illustrations are made with polymer clay and then photographed, giving them a three-dimensional look. ‘It is time to hunt again.’ ”, The Jungle Book: How Fear Came - Read Aloud, The Jungle Book: "Tiger! Read more 2 people found this helpful Just because someone can read perfectly fine themselves doesn’t mean they can’t look forward to hearing a great story, especially from a person they love. Some titles on the list are new releases in the the world of story books while others have stood the test of time. Beautiful pictures and wonderful repetition that even the youngest students can follow along with. Read and listen at the same time. For the youngest readers, strikingly colorful poetry books apeal to the eye and ear, like Marianne Berkes’ Over in the Jungle with vivid illustrations by Jeanette Canyon. This title is also a counting book: Over in the jungle Whether studying counting, animals, rainforest, baby animals, art, nature, music or large motor skills, this book is a winner. Shouts of “read it again, read it again” will echo down school hallways and in neighborhood homes. Author Marianne Berkes of Hobe Sound, Florida, adapts the whimsical classic song “Over in the Meadow” to bring both a counting element and a musical element to the rainforest habitat. There are also tips on telling this book aloud for storytime, and even a step-by-step process of how Canyon creates her art. Her years as a teacher, librarian and children’s theatre director, in particular, inspire professionalism in her work. But really, that’s what I love about the book. And sitting on that leaf is a glistening raindrop. You might not notice, in fact it would be easy to miss it, but the number of raindrops increase with every number. Four little ants hurry as they scurry across the rainforest floor. And on a “Tips from the Author” page, she tells teachers and parents how to lead children in body movements that mimic the animals. Like its predecessor, Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef, this book follows the rhyming pattern of the popular nineteenth century song “Over in the Meadow” by Olive A. Wadsworth to describe various jungle animal parents, their babies, and what they do. Jeanette Canyon’s illustrations make use of relief art made of polymer clay, which she photographed, adding to the book’s feeling of movement and creativity. ill protect you from the jungle beasts by martha alexander read aloud: E. Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews. The rhyme, based on “Over in the Meadow,” concludes with an elongated cross-section where children will search for previously encountered families hanging from vines, hiding behind foliage, and peaking from trees. A beautiful blue morpho butterfly flits through the forest with her mother. — Wild About Nature – Kim Hutmacher (June 26, 2009), Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Board • $7.95Web Special discount available at checkout. When you discover a phenomenal artist who appears solely under the auspices of a single small publisher, it’s like finding hidden treasure. This award-winning team also wrote and illustrated Over in the Ocean. And some books are simply made for an audience. Format: 36 pages – fully illustrated – 10 x 9 Academic Standard(s): • USH 3.6- Identify the contributions to American culture made by individuals and groups. ill protect you from the jungle beasts by martha alexander read aloud: F. But reading aloud in the evenings was mainstay of family time long before radios and televisions and laptops appeared on the scene. Jeanette Canyon creates her colorful and beautifully textured relief sculptures with polymer clay. Lived a mother marmoset Definitely an appropriate group read aloud for story time, you can make it interactive by having the kids do the same actions as the animals … She knows how much children enjoy beautifully illustrated counting books about real animals. As such, Over In the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme, is very much the same deal. Full of magical discoveries and mesmerizing illustrations, this is a book that will be treasured for many, many years. On the first two-page spread, two marmosets are swinging gaily across a soft rising sun. Therefore, the book not only contains factual scientific information but weaves that material into a poetic text that is fun to read and reinforces counting too. Beautiful polymer clay sculpture illustrations set the scene for this title. Each page brings a new animal of the jungle to your childs eyes while also allowing them to practice counting to ten. This full-color retelling of Disney’s new animated sequel, The Jungle Book II, is perfect for reading aloud to the whole family. Canyon lives in Columbus with her Christopher Canyon, who is also a creator of many childrens books. This book will help children to count and read in rhyme. ", 1-800-432-7444 • "Connecting Children and Nature Since 1979" • ©2011-2021 Dawn Publications Through this engaging counting story children will sing, hoot, hop, squawk, and squeeze in concert with enchanting rainforest families. They are books worth reading over and over. Beautiful pictures and wonderful repetition that even the youngest students can follow along with. This book is the winner of the 2008 Publisher?s Marketing Assoc. “Over in the jungle, wearing wings of shiny blue, lived a morpho butterfly, and her little morphos two.”, — Travelforkids.com – Costa Rica (October 2007). / ‘Flit,’ said the mother. An amazing collection of more than 150 of the best picture books as voted by over 500 parents. — Catholic Library World – Anne Hoffman (December 2007). It not only spot-lights some of the animals-marmosets, parrots, honey bears, leaf cutter ants, etc.-but also offers pertinent information on the habitat. Over in the Jungle is a look at the rainforest and the unique animals that call it home. The "trip" takes place all on one flower, a goldenrod, which is practically a "minibeast park. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Jungle Book 2: A Read-Aloud Storybook at Amazon.com. It’s a treat for the eyes and a treat for the ears. Another variation on the familiar song, this one enumerates some of the unusual fauna of the rain forest. She received her BFA from the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio. This one, meant to be recited to the tune of “Over in the Meadow,” offers an unparalleled peek into the rainforest, where parrots squawk, sloths creep, howler monkeys hoot, and leaf cutter ants scurry. The Chronicles of Narnia. Learning becomes fun with this book about the ecosystem and animals of the jungle! This is a wonderful book for children ages three to eight. — Stories for Children Magazine – Wayne S. Walker (June 2009). This book will jump start children’s natural passion, ensuring that there will always be rainforests wild and green. It tells about a mother marmoset and her marmoset one. Three parrots squawk. The Jungle is a 1906 novel written by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair (1878–1968). Curriculum Components: Rainforest Habitat • Animal Families • Counting • Clay Art. Head back to the jungle for some swinging fun with Mowgli, Baloo, and a few brand-new friends! — Ventura County Parent Magazine (April 2007). This full-color retelling of Disney?s new animated sequel, The Jungle Book II, is perfect for reading aloud to the whole family. Read and listen at the same time. In this story Mowgli takes revenge on humans. Lesson: Read Aloud with The Jungle Length: 70 minutes (1 Period) Age or Grade Intended: 11th Grade. The result could easily have been a hashed do-over without any originality. — Connie Goldsmith – California Kids! Seven poison dart frogs hop. The unusual and colorful illustrations are made with polymer clay and then photographed, giving them a three-dimensional look. And ten howler monkeys hoot. “It was seven o’clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day’s rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in their tips. And her marmoset one. / So they swung and they hung / Where the trees greet the sun.” Colors pop out at the viewer as animals tumble over and above one another in a haze of action and rhyme. / ‘Swing,’ said the mother. A long double page shows all the levels of the rain forest in cross section, and children are challenged to count the animals previously encountered and now hang-ing on the vines and hiding underneath the trees, etc. I love the jungle cruise and this is a great picture book for a toddler, though I do wish it had more of their silly jokes in the book. "Over in the Ocean - In a Coral Reef" by Marianne Berkes, illustrated by Jeanette Canyon, Dawn Publications Using the well-know rhyme “Over in the Meadow,” this book creates a world of rainforest animals and their young. The result is compellingly vibrant, almost tactile, and brings a remarkable dimensionality to the subject. “Over in the jungle / Wearing wings of shiny blue / Lived a morpho butterfly / And her little morphos two. None of the Jungle People like being disturbed, and all are very ready to fly at an intruder. After the colorful clay is rolled, sliced and diced, it is carefully placed together. Nevada City’s Dawn Publications specializes in children’s books about nature and the environment. One marmoset swings. Web Special discount available at checkout, FR-Over Series - Habitats for Young Children. I reviewed the paperback copy of the book. Illustrator Jeanette Canyon has a new book, Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme, which is a counting adventure through the jungle, complete with pouncing ocelots and creeping sloths making their way from one to ten. Where the trees greet the sun The author has spent much of her life with young children as a teacher, children’s theater director, and children’s librarian, and knows that children enjoy brilliantly illustrated books with predictable text. It’s the little things that sometimes impress me the most. "Over in the Jungle - A Rainforest Rhyme" sing aloud - YouTube It not only spotlights some of the animals—marmosets, parrots, honey bears, leaf cutter ants, etc.—but also offers pertinent information on the habitat. Mother Wolf … Sure, I could wax rhapsodic over the sheer range of colors and ethereal images that appear in this book. The striking illustrations are made from polymer clay and are vividly colored. I love this book. Mother sun and her "family" of planets "spin," "roll," "tilt," "blow" and "whirl" around the Sun to the tune of "Over in the Meadow." Color me impressed. Head back to the jungle for some swinging fun with Mowgli, Baloo, and a few brand-new friends! Performance Objectives: The students will follow along in with a read aloud session over The Jungle, by Upton — School Library Journal – Judith Constantinides (May 2007). This is a handsome book on an important subject, and it can serve as recreational reading as well as an introduction to a basic unit on the rain forest. 3. I enjoyed the story and I found it brought out the child in me as I sang the story. Over in the Jungle is a counting book based on “Over in the Meadow.” Various rainforest animals are named on each page as the book counts from one to ten. — Library Media Connection – Donna Steffan (December 2007). 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