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Over in the Meadow
Welcome to a lush meadow bustling with activity, where one turtle digs, two fish swim, three bluebirds sing, and so on to ten fireflies that shine in the night. Keats's collage-style illustrations perfectly complement this classic Appalachian counting rhyme, which is also a popular song for toddlers.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
June 1st 1999
by Puffin
(first published 1960)
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This book was about ten animal mothers that teach their babies how to do or make a sound that is key to their survival. Every page is a new animal and that mother has one more baby than the previous page. So the first animal in the meadow was a turtle and she told her little one to dig. The second mother was a fish that told her two babies to swim. The book ended with one mother firefly with ten little babies she told to shine. This would be a great book to have in the classroom for your student...more
When I was a young girl I had a tape that included the song "Over in the Meadow." I loved that song so much. One of my earliest memories is of carrying my tape player down the hall in my old house exclaiming that my mother had to listen to this great song. :-) I didn't realize that Ezra Jack Keats had illustrated a version of this nursery rhyme, but when I saw this at the library I put it in our bag right away. I've been reading it--singing it, really--to my son for the past few days and he real...more
Ezra Jack Keats does a nice job of turning this well-known literary verse into a good picture book. Over in the Meadow is more than just a basic counting story; the pictures jell with the text to give a complete reading experience, which isn't necessarily common among picture books designed to teach early counting.
Overall, I would say that if one is looking for a book of some substance to use in teaching children about primary counting, this book is as good as any other that I have seen. I wo...more
Overall, I would say that if one is looking for a book of some substance to use in teaching children about primary counting, this book is as good as any other that I have seen. I wo...more
Mar 31, 2013
Dana Snyder
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3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
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couting,
ece-3601,
kindergarten,
number-concept,
picture-books,
rhyming,
flannel-board-ideas
This is a counting and rhyming book with animals over in the meadow. There are many animals keeping busy as they count from 1 to 10. The rhyming pattern is about the numbers on each page.
-Counting from 1-10
-you could make your own rhyming counting book as a class
-retell the story as a class in a play
-flannel board story
-paintings with water colors
-matching the animals with the correct number in the book
-create a memory game of animals and the numbers
-Counting from 1-10
-you could make your own rhyming counting book as a class
-retell the story as a class in a play
-flannel board story
-paintings with water colors
-matching the animals with the correct number in the book
-create a memory game of animals and the numbers
This is a counting and rhyming book with animals over in the meadow. There are many animals keeping busy as they count from 1 to 10. The rhyming pattern is about the numbers on each page.
Activities:
-Counting from 1-10
-making your own rhyming counting book as a class
-retell the story as a class in a play or flannel board story
-paintings with water colors
-matching the animals with the correct number in the book
-create a memory game of animals and the numbers
Activities:
-Counting from 1-10
-making your own rhyming counting book as a class
-retell the story as a class in a play or flannel board story
-paintings with water colors
-matching the animals with the correct number in the book
-create a memory game of animals and the numbers
My coworker showed me this book and I'm so glad! I feel like a horrible children's librarian for not having known about it. I wouldn't have known that it's based on a nursery rhyme, but as I read it, the words and the rhyme did sound vaguely familiar.
It's gorgeously illustrated, simple and straightforward, yet with some great vocabulary. Over in the Meadow is definitely a book I'll consider next time I need to buy a gift for a child or parents-to-be.
It's gorgeously illustrated, simple and straightforward, yet with some great vocabulary. Over in the Meadow is definitely a book I'll consider next time I need to buy a gift for a child or parents-to-be.
Oct 09, 2012
Stacy Barney
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Over in the meadow by Ezra Jack Keats is about animals who live in the meadow. It briefly mentions the animals habitat. This book also teaches children to count; one little turtle, two little fishes, three bluebirds and so on until ten fireflies. The illustrations in this book are perfect, each page has its own color scheme for the different types of habitats. Over in the meadow is also a children's song.
This is a counting book. Kids will be able to count the different animals as they go across the meadow. It can be used to learn about the animals and some of their characteristics and can also be used for counting. One activity i would do with this book, is have students make mask like the animals as we re read the story using our own animals. I recommend this book for pre k and kindergarteners.
This is a counting book. Kids will be able to count the different animals as they go across the meadow. It can be used to learn about the animals and some of their characteristics and can also be used for counting. One activity i would do with this book, is have students make mask like the animals as we re read the story using our own animals. I recommend this book for pre k and kindergarteners.
"Over in the Meadow" by Ezra Jack Keats was a really nice read to go over with my daughter...the pictures in the book worked very well with the text, and the rhyming of the text made for a very effective sound for my daughter. I believe it helps young readers starting out if they have that "sing-song" effect with their words, helping them relate more words to each other along the way.
As a parent, I really enjoyed the fact that this book was educational - it helped my daughter with her numbers. A...more
As a parent, I really enjoyed the fact that this book was educational - it helped my daughter with her numbers. A...more
I really enjoyed this book. I have read it multiple times to kids at my daycare. The older ones seem to enjoy it more than the younger ones. While reading it out loud, the kids can get involved in the counting of the animals and of the sounds the animals make. They really seem to enjoy being involved in the story, which is always a good thing.
This book is about the outside world. This book can help students develop ideas about about what plants and animals are in the world. The book helps teachers transition into science lessons. This book features african american students in the text. This book would be good for 4th grade studnest and higher.
This is the Spanish version of the classic Over in a Meadow. I've used it a couple of times for an owl-themed program for Spanish and bilingual story times. It can be a little long, but I break it up by having the children tell me the names of the animals and practice making animal sounds as I read it.
This is another number book I just read. This book could be used in an activity to practice counting to 10. Both teacher and student could have fun retelling this story. This book also contained some rhyming. For example, glen rhymed with ten and shine rhymed with nine.
Oct 08, 2012
Taylor Machado
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In this book we come across many animals in ascending number order. So we first see one mother turtle, two fish, etc. I think this book is really good if you are trying to show your child how to count. But for me it was pretty boring since I know how to count.
Ten meadow animals are visited. The first parent has only one offspring, the next parent gains an offspring and so on. Included in the rhyme is the major activity of each animal. Counting addition and meadow animals are topics that can be explored with this book.
Count the animal babies from the traditional poem illustrated Keats.
Children love the pictures of the baby animals and the rhythm of the old poem. Have children create there own picture of an animal using Keats' style of paper cut outs.
Children love the pictures of the baby animals and the rhythm of the old poem. Have children create there own picture of an animal using Keats' style of paper cut outs.
A simple counting rhyme about animals near a mountain meadow as they play with their mothers throughout the day. Numbers 1-10 and some great art pieces. Really beautiful to look at every time.
Love this book and the song that goes with it! I think this would be a great book for choral and echo reading since the words are so catchy. The students would enjoy reading this book in large group.
I have fallen in love with Ezra Jack Keats, thanks to my two-and-a-half year old. The only EJK I knew as a kid was "The Snowy Day", but pretty much everything he wrote was pure genius. Lovely!
Keat's illustrations to accompany the Appalachian counting rhyme make this a perfect read aloud for younger children. i couldn't help but read it outloud, even without an audience.
This is a book about animals that live in different places in the meadow. This can be used in science to teach students about habitats. It can also be used to talk about rhyming.
I'm a fan of Ezra Jack Keats and we occasionally get title. I don't think we have had it in awhile. My nearly three year old cousin liked it because it was a "singing book".
Wonderful illustrations and a superb rhyming text make this a keeper. I believe it is best to sing it as babies will pay more attention while you are reading the book.
Excellent for teaching rhyming words. It's a bit more subdued than Dr. Seuss. We use this as a predictable book and repeat it through our curriculum.
Lovely animal book that could teach kids about types of animals, what they do, where they live, and what sounds they make. Perfect read for pre-k children.
A great retelling of this classic Appalachian counting rhyme. I found myself singing as I read through it. Great read aloud/sing along potential.
"shine!" said the mother, "we shine!" said the ten. and they shone like stars in the soft shady glen.
sorry to give away the ending...
sorry to give away the ending...
This book will be great to incprporate reading into a math lesson. Counting books are always enjoyable.
Story about animals and insects in a meadow. Rhyming text includes number words progressing from one to ten.
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Long before multicultural characters and themes were fashionable, Ezra Jack Keats crossed social boundaries by being the first American picture-book maker to give the black child a central place in children’s literature.
In the books that Keats wrote and illustrated, he used his special artistic techniques to portray his subjects in a unique manner. One of these was his blending of gou...more
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Long before multicultural characters and themes were fashionable, Ezra Jack Keats crossed social boundaries by being the first American picture-book maker to give the black child a central place in children’s literature.
In the books that Keats wrote and illustrated, he used his special artistic techniques to portray his subjects in a unique manner. One of these was his blending of gou...more
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