She received her BFA from the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio. The striking illustrations are made from polymer clay and are vividly colored. Her years as a teacher, librarian and children’s theatre director, in particular, inspire professionalism in her work. Therefore, the book not only contains factual scientific information but weaves that material into a poetic text that is fun to read and reinforces counting too. This allows children’s literature to be singled out in a diverse, inclusive manner when compared to the usual books containing British, White characters. Each spread has the text and a number on the left against a dark-green leaf background, and shows one animal family with the correct number of babies as well as several other sets of indigenous flora or fauna to count. — Indiana Library Federation – Read Alouds Too Good to Miss 2008-2009 “Polymer clay,” says Canyon, “is a wonderful, friendly, pliable and colorful media for both children and adults to work with. The author has spent much of her life with young children as a teacher, children’s theater director, and children’s librarian, and knows that children enjoy brilliantly illustrated books with predictable text. Two morpho butterflies flit. / ‘Swing,’ said the mother. From learning the ABCs to counting . Illustrator Jeanette Canyon once more provides striking relief sculptures with polymer clay. Shouts of “read it again, read it again” will echo down school hallways and in neighborhood homes. ill protect you from the jungle beasts by martha alexander read aloud: F. And sitting on that leaf is a glistening raindrop. / So they swung and they hung / Where the trees greet the sun.” Colors pop out at the viewer as animals tumble over and above one another in a haze of action and rhyme. The rhyme, based on “Over in the Meadow,” concludes with an elongated cross-section where children will search for previously encountered families hanging from vines, hiding behind foliage, and peaking from trees. . ?Swing,? Curriculum Components: Rainforest Habitat • Animal Families • Counting • Clay Art. Praised by Jacques Cousteau, this book, illustrated and written by a 16 year-old, is a classic introduction to the marine habitat. Rumble in the Jungle Our storybooks and games are free to use, however some older devices aren't able to support them. Marianne Berkes has spent much of her life with young children as a teacher, childrens theater director and childrens librarian. If the fun rhythm and pictures were not enough, other back matter, including information about each animal mentioned, the rainforest in general, a finding game, and recommendations to encourage child participation both from the author and the artist, make this picture book an excellent teaching tool on many levels. We see the wide iridescent blue of the morpho butterflies fluttering above their now discarded chrysalises. Six boas squeeze. Read and listen at the same time. What could easily have degraded into a rote form emerges instead as lush and detailed as its tropical subject matter. One marmoset swings. For example, as the book counts up from one to ten, a single leaf on the left-hand page carries the imprint of each number. The rhyming, counting text is illustrated in dramatic relief art sculpted from polymer clay, which is photographed after being affixed to the page. This book will jump start children’s natural passion, ensuring that there will always be rainforests wild and green. ‘Augrh!’ said Father Wolf. A long double page shows all the levels of the rain forest in cross section, and children are challenged to count the animals previously encountered and now hanging on the vines and hiding underneath the trees, etc. — Ohioana Quarterly – Meredith Wilkie (Fall 2008). This was a clever book for the middle elementary set (or a read aloud for reluctant readers) that should really grab the attention of young adventurers! Author of over 30 children’s books. Hardcover: ISBN 978-1-58469-091-7 Academic Standard(s): • USH 3.6- Identify the contributions to American culture made by individuals and groups. She cares about details. In Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme, amazing artwork will inspire children in classrooms and at home to appreciate ecology, environment, and world around us!. — Children Of the Earth (childrenoftheearth.com) (April 2008). Here is an attractive, engaging book on a very important habitat that children and educators will enjoy for either recreational reading or interactive learning in the library or classroom. Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived. Combining counting, rhyming and music with vibrant illustrations, the book does a wonderful job of bringing remarkable dimensionality to the rainforest. Lesson: Read Aloud with The Jungle Length: 70 minutes (1 Period) Age or Grade Intended: 11th Grade. This is a wonderful book for children ages three to eight. Just because someone can read perfectly fine themselves doesn’t mean they can’t look forward to hearing a great story, especially from a person they love. Nine sloths creep. ill protect you from the jungle beasts by martha alexander read aloud: E. Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews. So they swung and they hung Adding perfectly to the exotic rainforest theme, Jeanette Canyon’s beautiful polymer clay illustrations will be the first feature to draw the reader’s attention to this entertaining counting book. Children will love learning about animals such as the marmoset, the morpho butterfly, leaf cutter ants, honey bears, boa constrictors, poison dart frogs, ocelots, sloths, and howler monkeys. Web Special discount available at checkout, FR-Over Series - Habitats for Young Children. This is another “Sharing Nature With Children Book” from Dawn Publications, which is dedicated to inspiring in children a deeper understanding and appreciation for all life on Earth. Retail Price: Hardback • $16.95Web Special discount available at checkout, Teachers, here is an elementary insect "field trip between covers" from Tony Fredericks, a funny but very astute professor. Beautiful pictures and wonderful repetition that even the youngest students can follow along with. This paperback picture book is beautifully illustrated with bright, eye catching pictures that were created with clay. Ages: 2 to 7 But you know what I really love about Canyon’s work? A story you will be asked to read again and again. — Connie Goldsmith – California Kids! Howler monkeys, cutter ants and ocelots, oh my! This book is fun and sure to delight children of all ages. This is a handsome book on an important subject, and it can serve as recreational reading as well as an introduction to a basic unit on the rain forest. Stunning, brilliant illustrations made from polymer clay and then photographed provide a three-dimensional appearance to a double-paged spread. After the colorful clay is rolled, sliced and diced, it is carefully placed together. Like its predecessor, Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef, this book follows the rhyming pattern of the popular nineteenth century song “Over in the Meadow” by Olive A. Wadsworth to describe various jungle animal parents, their babies, and what they do. Read and listen at the same time. You might not notice, in fact it would be easy to miss it, but the number of raindrops increase with every number. Or convey a sense of motion when a poison dark frog throws itself up and backwards towards a sharp pink bromeliad? said the one. ‘Year of the Jungle’ contains cultural representation in terms of the Vietnam War. And on a “Tips from the Author” page, she tells teachers and parents how to lead children in body movements that mimic the animals. WOW! This award-winning team also wrote and illustrated Over in the Ocean. This full-color retelling of Disney’s new animated sequel, The Jungle Book II, is perfect for reading aloud to the whole family. Tiger!" They will enjoy singing the song and following along with the story and pictures. ‘It is time to hunt again.’ ”, The Jungle Book: How Fear Came - Read Aloud, The Jungle Book: "Tiger! Somehow, I had missed Ms. Canyon’s previous collaboration with one Ms. Marianne Berkes when they came out with, Over In the Ocean: In a Coral Reef, (which was the recipient of the Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year, doncha know). It was written by Bear Grylls, who among many other things, became the youngest to ever climb Mt. Over in the Arctic, the snow goose "honks" and the wolf "howls. The result is compellingly vibrant, almost tactile, and brings a remarkable dimensionality to the subject. It not only spot-lights some of the animals-marmosets, parrots, honey bears, leaf cutter ants, etc.-but also offers pertinent information on the habitat. Nevada City’s Dawn Publications specializes in children’s books about nature and the environment. Jeanette Canyon’s illustrations make use of relief art made of polymer clay, which she photographed, adding to the book’s feeling of movement and creativity. Rainforest creatures and young children the world over – with their innate connection to all things wild – make the perfect team. Using the well-know rhyme “Over in the Meadow,” this book creates a world of rainforest animals and their young. Marianne Berkes has a gift for making science fun, and this book is exhibit A. The beautiful eye-catching illustrations in this book were done by Jeanette Canyon. The polymer clay illustrations give a realistic view of the tropical rainforest. It is also available in hardcover. This book is the winner of the 2008 Publisher?s Marketing Assoc. — Genesee Valley Parent – Jillian Melnyk (April 2008). A beautiful blue morpho butterfly flits through the forest with her mother. As a fine artist, I love to create art with an array of colors, patterns and textures, and to make things with my hands – just as children do!” She uses a variety of common kitchen implements, including a pasta machine, food processors, cake decorating tools and other shaping utensils. They are books worth reading over and over. But really, that’s what I love about the book. Read and listen at the same time. Highly recommended. Every preschool, kindergarten, music and physical education teacher should have a copy of this book. Paperback: ISBN 978-1-58469-092-4 “It was seven o’clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day’s rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in their tips. Over in the Jungle is a counting book based on “Over in the Meadow.” Various rainforest animals are named on each page as the book counts from one to ten. Five honey bears scramble. A rhyming story with gorgeous collages takes you into the tropical rainforest. — Library Media Connection – Donna Steffan (December 2007). This book will help children to count and read in rhyme. — A Fuse #8 Production – fusenumber8.blogspot.com (NY Public Library Children’s Librarian) (March 2, 2007). Berkes describes the different layers of the rainforest and its importance to our global ecology, and suggests movement activities for children to act out the rhyme. This lively book takes the reader on a marvelous journey through the rainforest, meeting everything from marmosets and boas to sloths and dart frogs. The Chronicles of Narnia. “It was seven o’clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day’s rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in their tips. Mother sun and her "family" of planets "spin," "roll," "tilt," "blow" and "whirl" around the Sun to the tune of "Over in the Meadow." Hoffman's Two-toed Sloth from The Forever Forest by Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini. Our Privacy Policy, Connecting Children and Nature Tip Archive. "Over in the Ocean - In a Coral Reef" by Marianne Berkes, illustrated by Jeanette Canyon, Dawn Publications The result could easily have been a hashed do-over without any originality. Illustrated, read aloud version of Rudyard Kipling's classic story of a boy raised by wolves in the jungle. Board: ISBN 978-1-58469-108-2 The "trip" takes place all on one flower, a goldenrod, which is practically a "minibeast park. / ‘We flit,’ said the two. Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme is wonderfully successful at rising to the challenge by combining music, counting and remarkable art to present some of the most compelling animals of the tropical rainforest. This is definitely a book to have. The author and illustrator provide pages with tips about extended activities that include actions fro each animal, discussion about the layers of the rainforest, and counting lessons. The back matter again includes tips from the author and illustrator, facts about the rainforest, a game of animal hide and seek and the sheet music and lyrics for the song. She had just finished work on City Beats by S. Kelly Rammell when I ran across the book and was entranced by her format. Whether studying counting, animals, rainforest, baby animals, art, nature, music or large motor skills, this book is a winner. It’s the little things that sometimes impress me the most. Head back to the jungle for some swinging fun with Mowgli, Baloo, and a few brand-new friends! Essentially it's Over in the Meadow for jungle animals. Another variation on the familiar song, this one enumerates some of the unusual fauna of the rain forest. I reviewed the paperback copy of the book. — Ventura County Parent Magazine (April 2007). Instead, the adaptation is smooth and seamless, the facts at the back of the book quickly correcting any misunderstandings. Author Marianne Berkes of Hobe Sound, Florida, adapts the whimsical classic song “Over in the Meadow” to bring both a counting element and a musical element to the rainforest habitat. Format: 36 pages – fully illustrated – 10 x 9 “Over in the jungle / Wearing wings of shiny blue / Lived a morpho butterfly / And her little morphos two. What fun! Just sheer talent….Two thumbs up. A second reading shows that somehow or other Canyon found a way to throw shadows from behind her subject matter. Beautiful pictures and wonderful repetition that even the youngest students can follow along with. Public and school librarians should also use the book for storytimes and classes. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. — Lane ESD Book Review Program – Sarah Todd (July 2007). “When you find all the creatures then this rhyme is done.”. Canyon lives in Columbus with her Christopher Canyon, who is also a creator of many childrens books. Beautiful polymer clay sculpture illustrations set the scene for this title. Illustrated, read aloud version of Rudyard Kipling's classic story of a boy raised by wolves in the jungle. Verses spotlight several rainforest mothers and a father howler monkey teaching their little ones communication skills while they share pertinent information on different rainforest layers. The illustrations make it very appealing, also. The number of jungle animals grows on each page in a subtle counting exercise. — Wild About Nature – Kim Hutmacher (June 26, 2009), Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Board • $7.95Web Special discount available at checkout. Talent, possums. Each page brings a new animal of the jungle to your childs eyes while also allowing them to practice counting to ten. I'm not really a fan of the clay illustrations, but the rhyme is fun. — The Nashville News – Mary Barrett (April 1, 2009). An amazing collection of more than 150 of the best picture books as voted by over 500 parents. And it has curriculum components in the back about the rainforest habitat and animal families. Author Marianne Berkes adapts the song, “Over in the Meadow” seamlessly to her original verse. When you discover a phenomenal artist who appears solely under the auspices of a single small publisher, it’s like finding hidden treasure. Through this engaging counting story children will sing, hoot, hop, squawk, and squeeze in concert with enchanting rainforest families. said the mother. . Jeanette Canyon creates her colorful and beautifully textured relief sculptures with polymer clay. The Jungle is a 1906 novel written by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair (1878–1968). Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme has deservedly won several awards, including the iParenting Media Award. — Indiana Library Federation – Read Alouds Too Good to Miss 2008-2009. It’s a treat for the eyes and a treat for the ears. On the first two-page spread, two marmosets are swinging gaily across a soft rising sun. Definitely an appropriate group read aloud for story time, you can make it interactive by having the kids do the same actions as the animals … You can also watch our Storytime playlist on YouTube read by the likes of Ore Oduba, Adam Buxton, Fearne Cotton and many more. The perfect jungle animal book, Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme introduces habitats for kids, and doubles as a fun, interactive, … (May 2007). ill protect you from the jungle beasts by martha alexander read aloud: D. A Dark, Dark Tale by Ruth Brown. This book combines singing, counting, and full-body action with terrific cut-paper illustrations that kids will want to imitate. This is one of the nicest illustrated children’s book that teaches about the environment that I have ever seen. This book is written (and can be sung) to the tune of “Over in the Meadow,” a favorite children’s song. there’s plenty to explore in the pages of delightful picture books for young readers. That’s a fact!”. “Over in the jungle, in a bromeliad heaven, lived a poison dart frog, and her little froggies seven.” A delight for little ones. I enjoyed the story and I found it brought out the child in me as I sang the story. Illustrator Jeanette Canyon uses polymer clay to create her colorful sculpture illustrations, which are then photographed for her books. Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the lives of immigrants in the United States. But reading aloud in the evenings was mainstay of family time long before radios and televisions and laptops appeared on the scene. Read and listen at the same time. I love the jungle cruise and this is a great picture book for a toddler, though I do wish it had more of their silly jokes in the book. The unusual and colorful illustrations are made with polymer clay and then photographed, giving them a three-dimensional look. Sure, I could wax rhapsodic over the sheer range of colors and ethereal images that appear in this book. How do you outline the shadow of an ant from the underside of a leaf made out of clay? Count, clap, and sing among enchanting rainforest animals to the rhythm of the whimsical children's favorite "Over in the Jungle - A Rainforest Rhyme" read aloud Reviewed by Brooke James (age 4 ½) and Jen James (mom) for Reader Views (12/08) "Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme" is a colorful rhyming book that teaches children numbers 1-10 while also … We see sweet honey bears sipping nectar and howler monkeys, their mouths all agape, as they hoot and holler up a storm. Over in the Jungle, A Rainforest Rhyme introduces us to the rainforest, the many animal families that populate it and some of their behaviors. Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme, written by Marianne Berkes and illustrated by Jeanette Canyon, presents life of the tropical rainforest through counting and brilliant art. - Read Aloud. Read more 2 people found this helpful Perfect for reading aloud at home or school. I love this book. ‎Read aloud version of Rudyard Kipling’s classic story of a boy raised by wolves in the jungle. The wealth of information and multiple uses for the book make it one that can be utilized over and over with a different emphasis each time. Readers will almost be as awestruck by the cadence and artwork in this book as they would be by the actual rainforest. Illustrator Jeanette Canyon has a new book, Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme, which is a counting adventure through the jungle, complete with pouncing ocelots and creeping sloths making their way from one to ten. Three parrots squawk. Educators: download free activities based on this book on our activities page. Over in the Jungle is a winner of the iParenting Media Award. There are also tips on telling this book aloud for storytime, and even a step-by-step process of how Canyon creates her art. — Entro – The Mom’s Choice Award Magazine (Spring 2008). It is a convergence of song, rhyme, numbers and incredible illustrations which will make it a favorite among a span of ages. — Book Beat – www.metrokids.com – Frank Lipsius (April 2008) (October 2007), A rhyming story with gorgeous collages takes you into the tropical rainforest. Each of those actions is astronomically correct-for example, Earth is the one that "tilts," and that's what creates the seasons. It was a joy for me to read and review it. Over in the Jungle is a look at the rainforest and the unique animals that call it home. A rhyming story of counting jungle animal babies and their mothers. I would recommend this book for any library serving children of preschool through 3rd grade. Fun rhyming/sing along for ages 2 – 7. Full of magical discoveries and mesmerizing illustrations, this is a book that will be treasured for many, many years. Where the trees greet the sun She knows how much children enjoy beautifully illustrated counting books about real animals. — Jim Crisp, founder of Children’s Eternal Rain Forest, Monteverde, Costa Rica. Learning becomes fun with this book about the ecosystem and animals of the jungle! This is a handsome book on an important subject, and it can serve as recreational reading as well as an introduction to a basic unit on the rain forest. Working entirely in polymer clay, Ms. Canyon imbues her images with so much light, life, and motion that you’d swear her creations were animated stills rather than original sculptural art. Each spread illustrates a sequential number quality and travels through various layers of fauna with a verse sung by a different rainforest family. None of the Jungle People like being disturbed, and all are very ready to fly at an intruder. This full-color retelling of Disney?s new animated sequel, The Jungle Book II, is perfect for reading aloud to the whole family. Another variation on the familiar song, this one enumerates some of the unusual fauna of the rain forest. All of the illustrations are done in polymer clay. Again, as author Marianne Berkes notes, “All the rainforest animals behave as they have been portrayed. The back of the book contains a Hide-and-Seek page with all of the named animals, the melody and verses for singing, information on the rainforest and each baby/parent relationship mentioned, information on each animal, body movements for each animal, a description of how the art was created and a bibliography of other nature awareness books by Dawn Publications. Read it, sing it, or just admire the art in it. First Read-Aloud Chapter Books :: 1. They do so with a great deal of subtlety, though, so you wouldn’t necessarily notice the first few reads. Each spread has the text and a number on the left against a dark-green leaf background, and shows one animal family with the correct number of babies as well as several other sets of indigenous flora or fauna to count. Children’s librarian and teacher Marianne Berkes presents Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme, a softcover picture book that teaches young readers the numbers one through ten with an engaging, singsong rhyme about various wild animals of the rainforest. I’m definitely not alone in cooing over the marbleized orange/red leaf cutter ants as they chew through an enormous leaf. ", 1-800-432-7444 • "Connecting Children and Nature Since 1979" • ©2011-2021 Dawn Publications — 2008 I.R.A Teacher’s Choice Awards Comments, Did you ever think that you would like to take a trip to a tropical rainforest to see all the exotic animals and strange plants there? Once again as in the authors previous book, “Over in the Ocean,” number 10 is the father taking care of the children. Read and listen at the same time. Color me impressed. Performance Objectives: The students will follow along in with a read aloud session over The Jungle, by Upton A story you will be asked to read again and again. Eight ocelots pounce. And look! The illustrations are incredible. The book is full of eye catchy yet simple illustrations which engages the young reader immediately. “Over in the jungle / Where the trees greet the sun / Lived a mother marmoset / And her marmoset one. Then, too, Mowgli was taught the Strangers’ Hunting Call, which must be repeated aloud till it is answered, whenever one of the Jungle-People hunts outside his own grounds. / So they flitted and they fluttered / Wearing wings of shiny blue.” Of particular note are the brilliant colorful artworks; the last few pages of Over in the Jungle offer some fun facts about rainforest animals, as well as tips from both the author and the artist about the process used to create the book. Head back to the jungle for some swinging fun with Mowgli, Baloo, and a few brand-new friends! Berkes describes the different layers of the rainforest and its importance to our global ecology, and suggests movement activities for children to act out the rhyme. This one, meant to be recited to the tune of “Over in the Meadow,” offers an unparalleled peek into the rainforest, where parrots squawk, sloths creep, howler monkeys hoot, and leaf cutter ants scurry. Illustrated, read aloud version of Rudyard Kipling's classic story of a boy raised by wolves in the jungle. ?I swing,? / ‘I swing,’ said the one. For the youngest readers, strikingly colorful poetry books apeal to the eye and ear, like Marianne Berkes’ Over in the Jungle with vivid illustrations by Jeanette Canyon. It is done to the tune of “Over in the Meadow”. Multiple readings yield incredible rewards. Music and fun facts about the animals are also incorporated for further learning. See “Order Online” below for Web Special! 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