If young readers are natural born soakers, they'll love reading this book and imagining similar bathtime adventures. First published in shortened form in Cricket magazine in 1990, this book by a well known author of intermediate fiction will have wide audience appeal. Demarest's watercolors are tinged with traildust, humor is in his choice of words and what he has chosen to depict, but the stylish pictures are realistic and detailed enough to be informative, especially to younger children. Demarest grew up in the fifties and explains in a note how he wanted to speak visually for cowboys and show a bit of their lives to contemporary children. Preschoolers will like the organizational device and older children will appreciate the artist's skill in presentation.
Examples range from a dozen piglets to half a dozen apples, to six pairs of socks for a dozen feet.
In this board book, kids learn about fall sights and activities-birds migrating, apples and pumpkins ripening, and squirrels gathering nuts. Each page is a window into the next in this attractive book that can engage further discussion. Also in the series are Summer, Spring, and Winter. Nat Chris Demarest Farmer Nat rises at dawn with the rooster's song and puts on his big farmer's hat. Kids follow him around the farm where questions are posed about the various animals.