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Counting Crows

A clever counting book counts by threes to show sets of crows flying in to eat different things, such as crunchy chips and slimy snails (which are also countable). The stylized black-and-white pencil illustrations use red highlights—all the crows are wearing red-and-white striped sweaters and the fourth crow sports a red scarf with white polka dots. After 12 crows have gathered, a cat comes along and scares them all away—again in groups of three. As they fly off into the sky, the polka-dotted scarf drops and, in the end, the cat sits with the scarf around his neck, dreaming of the dinner that got away. ©2015 Cooperative Children's Book Center

Illustrated by Rob Dunlavey

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-7
Age Range: PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format: Picture book
Subjects: Birds (Fiction) Counting (Concept)

Publisher: Atheneum
Publish Year: 2015
Pages: 36
ISBN: 9781442423275

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Appelt

Counting Crows