Alaska's 12 Days of Summer
by Pat Chamberlin-Calamar (Author) Shannon Cartwright (Illustrator)Publisher: Sasquatch Books - Pages: 34 - First published in 2003
- Uses the rhythm of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" to introduce some animals of Alaska, from a black bear in a spruce tree to twelve Dall sheep leaping, presenting facts about each.
• 11 wolves a-howling,
• 10 caribou running,
• 9 salmon flashing,
• 8 mosquitoes buzzing,
• 7 cranes a-dancing,
• 6 grizzlies splashing,
• 5 trumpeter swans!
• 4 wood frogs,
• 3 bald eagles,
• 2 twin moose,
• and a black bear in a spruce tree!
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Shannon Cartwright is perhaps Alaska's most prolific children's books illustrator, having illustrated over 30 books, for a total of 1.5 million books in print.
The Twelve Days of Aussie Christmas
by Colin Buchanan (Author), Glen Singleton (Illustrator)Format: Hardcover 30 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Australia (January 1, 2012)
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- Join a hilarious cast of Aussies as they countdown to Christmas! Sing along to the bonus CD while you search for surfing Santas, jolly jumbucks and lots more. There are over 150 things to find!
- On the first day of Christmas, my best mate gave to me...
A platypus up a gum tree.
The Twelve Days of Summer
by Elizabeth Lee O'Donnell (Author), Karen Lee Schmidt (Illustrator)Publisher: William Morrow & Co. (January 1, 1991)
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- A cumulative counting verse in which a girl enumerates what she sees at the beach, from one little purple sea anemone to twelve gulls a-gliding.
- On the twelfth day of summer,I saw down by the sea ...
Twelve gulls a-gliding, • Eleven waves a-crashing,• Ten dolphins playing,• Nine seals a-barking,• Eight crabs a-scuttling,• Seven starfish strutting,• Six squid a-swimming,• Five flying fish,• Four 'pipers running,• Three jellyfish,• Two pelicans...And a little purple sea anemone.
The Twelve Days of Summer in Colorado
by Michelle Rodenburg and Eric Fronapfel | Jun 16, 2014The Night Before the Fourth of July
Part of: The Night Before (48 books) | by Natasha Wing and Amy Wummer | May 12, 2015Disclaimer: I do not own the copyright to this story, this is being shared for entertainment or educational purposes only.Header designed by user fabianzoeller for a personal photo set of a summer vacation.
