Over in the Clover

by Jan Ormerod, Lindsey Gardiner (Illustrator)

Over in the forest, in a cave so snug, one cubby bear gives his mummy a hug.' So begins this fun-filled picture book where children will meet busy beavers, tumbling tigers, shuffling warthogs and many more in a count-along rhyme from one to ten that they'll want to join in with again and again! A lively, noisy, funny text that encourages very young children to imitate animal movements as they join in a rhythmical text that takes its inspiration from the well-loved nursery rhyme 'Over in the Meadow'. Children will love hugging, digging, rolling, hopping, stretching, flapping and wiggling and, while they're having all this fun, they will also be learning to recognise and count their numbers from 1 to 10. A kind of rebus abacus on the last spread reinforces the counting concept.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Counting

31 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Jan Ormerod grew up in the small towns of Western Australia, with three older sisters, and as a child she drew constantly and compulsively. She went to art school and studied drawing, painting and sculpture. After completing her degree, Jan become an Associate of the Western Australian Institute of Technology and Design in Education, taught in secondary schools on enrichment programmes, and lectured in teacher’s college and art schools. Jan's first picture book, "Sunshine", won the Mother Goose Award in 1982 and was highly commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Her recent titles include "Ben Goes Swimming", "Emily Dances", "Who’s Who on Our Street?", " A Twist in the Tail" and "Ponko and the South Pole".
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Reviews

[Sneha Tia · Rating 4 out of 5]

For ages

Subject for Maths counting, Music rhyme

this book is about mummies and baby animals who do actions and the characters respond. the language uses lots of speech that is repeated so children get the opportunity to join in. also chances for rhyme and rhythm to be discussed. characters is different animals

why read? this book would be ideal for early counting, teaching rhyme or call and response in music.

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

From the art and text, I thought I would really like this book. The truth is the voices on the CD drive me bonkers, but kids must like it, because my 4 year old is over the moon for this book on CD.

Each page follows a predictable pattern, with a mother or father animal with increasing number of littles (1-10). Great for learning numbers, and for seeing children with parents.

[SBC · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a nice counting book, with one parent and a certain number of children doing what they do best (gnashing for beavers, snuffling for warthogs, etc.) Energetic illustrations and some fun repetition and wordplay.