Island Counting 1 2 3

by Frane Lessac, Frane Lessac (Illustrator)

Overview

With vivid colors and an invitingly naive touch, Frané Lessac leads a laid-back counting lesson in true island style.

Take a trip to the Caribbean, where one little island offers many exotic items to count! Here the three hilltop houses are painted in tropical hues, the five market ladies wear shady hats, the nine limbo dancers sway on a sunny beach, and the ten wildly dressed children celebrate carnival time. With vivid colors and an invitingly naive touch, Frané Lessac leads a laid-back counting lesson in true island style.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763635183
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	12/26/2007
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	6.93(w) x 7.82(h) x 0.53(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Frané Lessac lived for many years on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. She is the author-illustrator of numerous books for children, including MY LITTLE ISLAND, which was a READING RAINBOW selection. She says, "What inspires me most about the Caribbean is the freshness of the scenery, the wonder, whimsy, and general fun. In ISLAND COUNTING 123, I tried to capture the simple beauties of that radiant world in words and paint." Frané Lessac now lives in Australia with her family.

Editorial Reviews

A fiesta of colors and images dominate this shimmering, educational book.
—Publishers Weekly

A short vacation to a sun-drenched island.
—Chicago Tribune

From the Publisher

Children can learn about life in the tropics in Island Counting 1 2 3 by Fran Lessac, as they go from "One little island in the Caribbean Sea" up to nine limbo dancers and 10 children celebrating "carnival time!" The final spread depicts all the aspects of daily life featured in the previous pages. A fiesta of colors and images dominate this shimmering, educational book. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

PreS-K-This book delivers just what the title promises: a counting book about the people, animals, and objects found on a Caribbean island. Lessac introduces each number from 1 to 10 in a rhyming couplet. For example, "Five market ladies wearing shady hats. Six cricket players waiting with their bats." She ends with children celebrating carnival. The illustrations are done in vibrant island colors that will catch readers' interest. The pictures are large enough for group sharing and the items are easy to count. This is a great concept book and a creative way of introducing youngsters to another culture.-Sheilah Kosco, Rapides Parish Library, Alexandria, LA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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