Two Crows
Published on 18. October 2022
Book
Hardback
24 pages
978-1-77471-102-6 (ISBN)
Description
Age range 3 to 6
One corbie, twa corbies,
Two black crows
Perch in the gray
Of a November-tree day.
This melodious read-aloud reimagines the haunting Scottish Gaelic ballad Twa Corbies as a child-friendly counting book. Two Crows follows a country dweller and their dog on a cold November's day as they observe the wild, wooded landscape all around them. Young readers will delight in observing the crows' strange behaviour as they bitter and squawk, chatter and talk, while rabbling with a rabbit, squabbling with a squirrel, and howling at a hound. As readers watch the crows come and go, they will find themselves counting up to ten and back down again.
With stunning, spare verse from the award-winning author of Loon and Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel and folk art - inspired artwork by Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award-nominated illustrator Emma FitzGerald (EveryBody's Different on EveryBody Street; A Pocket of Time), Two Crows is a lilting tale to warm the heart on cold winter nights.
One corbie, twa corbies,
Two black crows
Perch in the gray
Of a November-tree day.
This melodious read-aloud reimagines the haunting Scottish Gaelic ballad Twa Corbies as a child-friendly counting book. Two Crows follows a country dweller and their dog on a cold November's day as they observe the wild, wooded landscape all around them. Young readers will delight in observing the crows' strange behaviour as they bitter and squawk, chatter and talk, while rabbling with a rabbit, squabbling with a squirrel, and howling at a hound. As readers watch the crows come and go, they will find themselves counting up to ten and back down again.
With stunning, spare verse from the award-winning author of Loon and Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel and folk art - inspired artwork by Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award-nominated illustrator Emma FitzGerald (EveryBody's Different on EveryBody Street; A Pocket of Time), Two Crows is a lilting tale to warm the heart on cold winter nights.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Halifax
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 207 mm
Width: 261 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77471-102-6 (9781774711026)
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Susan Vande Griek started writing for children after she had four of her own.One of her books, Loon, was named a USBBY Outstanding International Book and won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction, and the Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award. Others include Go Home Bay, An Owl at Sea and Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel. With degrees in English Literature and Education, she has worked in several schools and libraries. Once a resident of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Susan currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.