Swan Harbor: A Nature Counting Book

by Laura Rankin

Simple text and color pictures present the numbers from one through twenty as it follows nature through the four seasons of Swan Harbor.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2003

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Plusses are the beautiful illustrations and the fact that it counts to 20. And the 'overview' map kind of thing at the end.

Minuses are that it lacks zest, heart, something to hold my interest.

Ymmv.

[Tricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Laura Rankin
Swan Harbor: A Nature Counting Book
I can't remember the last time I had so much fun counting to twenty! Parents, Teachers and Pre-schoolers will love traveling around Swan Harbor from one robin in the Spring through to twenty swans in Winter, but don't hurry through because there is so much to see and enjoy along this "nature trail"! You will want to enjoy this "hike" over and over! I borrowed my copy from the library to read with my two grandchildren, ages 2 and five, and now I am loathe to part with it! It will be on my list to add to my personal library shelves! A pure delight!

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a romantic, beautiful sequence of lush illustrations, then numbers. Nature lovers, especially, may love this book.

What will kids learn? They'll learn how to count from 1 to 20.

Mainly, they'll see lots of animals, animals that are bright and beautiful and easy to count. (And to me, the seashells on the Count-to-12 page... look very much like animals too.)

Simple and serene, this lovely book can coax young counters to know that, "Numbers are your friends."

To be clear, the author is not saying that. Your friendly Goodreads reviewer is saying that as, smilingly, she rates this book at FIVE STARS.

[Michelle Farella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gorgeous counting book that goes up to 20!

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

What beautiful illustrations! A perfect counting book for animal lover or anyone who loves the rocky coast of Maine. Lovely pictures of seals, starfish and swans in gently falling snow.

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful pictures and the bite-sized nature fact section at the end is informative and engaging. Would recommend for home libraries and unit studies.

[Rubi · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art was beautiful....I especially liked the last picture with the full landscape in different seasons. It was incredibly beautiful. And it had some cool animals facts in the back too :)
Nice little counting book, I'm just more into story lines :)

[Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations.