The water hole
Record details
- ISBN: 9780810945685
- ISBN: 0810945681
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Physical Description:
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm. - Publisher: New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2001.
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Subject: | Animals -- Fiction Rain and rainfall -- Fiction Hydrologic cycle -- Fiction Water -- Fiction Counting |
Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | JP BASE (Text) | 33294001258573 | Juvenile Picture Books | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
As one rhino gives way to two tigers on up to ten kangaroos, die-cut pages reveal the water hole in ten different worldwide habitats, from African plains to Himalayan mountains to the Australian outback, in a beautifully illustrated counting book. - Baker & Taylor
As ever growing numbers of animals visit a watering hole, introducing the numbers from one to ten, the water dwindles. - Harry N. Abrams, Inc.From Graeme Base, the international bestselling author of Animalia, comes The Water Hole, an exciting and fun counting book that makes numbers as engaging as a vibrant jungle full of wild animals.
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âAn absorbing visual feast.â âKirkus Reviews
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One Rhino drinking at the water hole.
âSnort, splosh!â (Mmm, delicious!)
Two Tigers lapping at the water hole.
âGrrrrr!â (Goodness gracious, how very delectable!)
Three Toucans squawking around the water hole.
âArk, ark! Arrrk!â (Itâs party time, fellas! Drink up!)
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Children will love counting from one to 10 as animals of the world gather around a water hole. As one rhino gives way to two tigers, then three toucans, on up to 10 kangaroos, die-cut pages reveal the water hole in 10 different worldwide habitats, from African plains to Himalayan mountains to the Australian outback.
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But the water hole keeps shrinking, and with it the number of frolicking frogs. Can anything bring back the water that the animals all need to survive?
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A stunning fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook, and art book with timeless colors and humor, The Water Hole features the layers of interest that make Graeme Baseâs books among the worldâs best-loved picture books. Careful readers will find additional animals, many of them endangered, silhouetted in the borders of every spread and hiding within every landscape. Itâs a book children will ask to be read again and again.