Wildlife ABC and 123: A Nature Alphabet and Counting Book »

Nature leaps off the pages of this magnificent collection. From a single panda to one thousand tadpoles, exotic and familiar animals encourage children to identify and count the wild denizens of the world, while "Nature Notes" provide additional information on each species. This interactive, multifaceted approach encourages dialogue between children and their parents, while stimulating young readers to spend more time with this exquisitely illustrated treasury than with standard alphabet and counting books.

Publishers Weekly

Two Jan Thornhill primers published in the late 1980s unite in the paper-over-board The Wildlife ABC & 123: A Nature Alphabet & Counting Book. Her iconic portraits combine with rhyming couplets in the first, and the numeral plus a brief description for the latter (the "Queen Bee" illustration for "Q" features a honeycomb border that details a bee's larval development). The counting portion ultimately leaps up to 1,000 tadpoles. PW said, "Her flamboyant drawings have the bold vibrancy of woodcuts." Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.