It's Spring!

by Samantha Berger, Pamela Chanko, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

Overview

A beautifully illustrated rhyming story about spring.

The robin told the rabbit...The rabbit told the deer...The deer told the duck...Then all the birds began to singTo tell the bears, "Wake up, it's spring!"Samantha Berger and Pamela Chanko's breezy rhyming text and Melissa Sweet's charming watercolor illustrations spread the news that spring is here! This is a board book edition of a book originally published in the Hello Reader line.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780439442381
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2003
Pages:	30
Product dimensions:	6.75(w) x 4.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	400L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Samantha Berger is the award-winning author of Crankenstein, What If, Snoozefest, Martha Doesn't Say Sorry, and over 80 books for young readers. She also writes cartoons and does voice-overs. Samantha splits her time between New York City and sunny California. Visit her online at samanthaberger.com.
A former early childhood teacher, Pamela Chanko has written many books for children and their teachers. Pamela holds a Master's degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Bank Street College of Education. She lives in New York City.
Born and raised in suburban Wyckoff, New Jersey, Melissa Sweet studied art at the Kansas City Art Institute. She has worked at various types of commercial art, and has created posters, greeting cards, and one-of-a-kind handmade books. Since entering the world of children's books, she has published over 60 titles. Her lighthearted, gentle cartoon illustrations have graced a wide range of children's books from board books to series fiction to more serious nonfiction subjects, all very successfully. She received a Caldecott Honor for her work in A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams.

Editorial Reviews

The news that spring has sprung bounces from bunny to deer to duck and more in It's Spring! by Samantha Berger and Pamela Chanko, illus. by Melissa Sweet. Cheerful watercolors accompany the rhyming text that spreads the word of the new season. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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