Over In The Forest: Come And Take A Peek. Written & Illustrated by Marianne Collins Berkes and Jill Dubin

Berkes, Marianne Collins, and Jill Dubin. Over In The Forest: Come And Take A Peek. Nevada City, Calif.: Dawn Publications, 2012. Print. 30 pages.
Age Group:	6 months to 4 years
Book Format:	Picture Book
Annotation:	A rhyming counting book set in the forest and presenting parent animals and their young ones. The book also includes related facts and fun activities such as a song to recite with the words of the story, Be a Wildlife Detective and more.
Personal Reaction:	What a great book to introduce young readers to the wildlife in a forest.  This book has multiple skills combined in one special package.  Vocabulary, Singing, Crafts, Internet, Related Books.
Keywords/Tags:	Fiction, Non-Fiction, Forest Animals, Stories in Rhyme, Animals Infancy, Counting, Activities
Early Literacy Skills Enhancements:	Vocabulary Skills ~Develop and increase emergent literacy skills and vocabulary Print Motivation ~Increase interest in and enjoyment of books Visual Literacy Skills ~Pictures have meanings ~Pictures and words are different Reading Readiness, which includes understanding that ~Pages turn from right to left ~Books have a front, back and right side up ~Stories have structure and development of a sense of story Print Awareness ~Provide a language enrichment environment ~Show the importance of and provide an opportunity for young readers to listen, observe, imitate, and practice language while interacting with books. Narrative Skills ~Young readers will be able to re-tell a story based on the illustrations in Picture Books Phonological Awareness ~Enhanced by guessing rhymes ~Repeating repetitious words