The Water Hole (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780810945685)

From Graeme Base, the international bestselling author of Animalia, comes The Water Hole, an exciting and fun counting book that makes numbers as engaging as a vibrant jungle full of wild animals.

"An absorbing visual feast." --Kirkus Reviews

One Rhino drinking at the water hole.
"Snort, splosh!" (Mmm, delicious!)
Two Tigers lapping at the water hole.
"Grrrrr!" (Goodness gracious, how very delectable!)
Three Toucans squawking around the water hole.
"Ark, ark! Arrrk!" (It's party time, fellas! Drink up!)

Children will love counting from one to 10 as animals of the world gather around a water hole. As one rhino gives way to two tigers, then three toucans, on up to 10 kangaroos, die-cut pages reveal the water hole in 10 different worldwide habitats, from African plains to Himalayan mountains to the Australian outback.

But the water hole keeps shrinking, and with it the number of frolicking frogs. Can anything bring back the water that the animals all need to survive?

A stunning fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook, and art book with timeless colors and humor, The Water Hole features the layers of interest that make Graeme Base's books among the world's best-loved picture books. Careful readers will find additional animals, many of them endangered, silhouetted in the borders of every spread and hiding within every landscape. It's a book children will ask to be read again and again.

Author: Graeme Base
ISBN-10: 0810945681
ISBN-13: 9780810945685
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2001
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 11.50h x 10.80w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 58599 / Water Hole

Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee
Award: Bookseller's Choice - Winner
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2001 pg. 1353
BookPage 10/01/2001 pg. 27
Booklist 10/01/2001 pg. 322
Publishers Weekly 10/22/2001 pg. 76
New York Times 12/02/2001 pg. 82
School Library Journal 12/01/2001 pg. 88
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 35 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 35 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw