About BC Books Online
BC Books Online was created for anyone interested in BC-published books, and with librarians especially in mind. We'd like to make it easy for library staff to learn about books from BC publishers - both new releases and backlist titles - so you can inform your patrons and keep your collections up to date.
Our site features print books and ebooks - both new releases and backlist titles - all of which are available to order through regular trade channels. Browse our subject categories to find books of interest or create and export lists by category to cross-reference with your library's current collection.
A quick tip: When reviewing the "Browse by Category" listings, please note that these are based on standardized BISAC Subject Codes supplied by the books' publishers. You will find additional selections, grouped by theme or region, in our "BC Reading Lists."
Description
Patterned on the popular carol, The Twelve Days of Summer takes readers on a joyous journey into summer, from the first discovery of three eggs in a sparrowís nest to the day when those eggs hatch. Readers will pore over the pictures, searching for that fifth bumblebee, that tenth crow, and for the thoughtfully chosen toy that turns up on each page: a parachute with the goatsbeard seeds, a fan with the ruffed grouseÖ This is a story to delight and engage children and adults alike.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age:
- 6 to 8
- Grade:
- p to 3
- Reading age:
- 4 to 8
Awards
- Commended, CCBC Our Choice
Editorial Reviews
"The busy, hypervigilent compositions are both entertaining and eye-filling."
— CD Syndicated
"The illustrations are superb...lushly beautiful and humorous at the same time."
— Resource Links
"The illustrations are really wonderful, full of detail."
"Students will like looking at it."
— TUSD
"Young listeners will enjoy poring over the illustrations...and seeing if they can spot a man-made item that this clever illustrator has tucked into each picture."
— CM Magazine
"The text has a lovely lilt to it, and Susan Jolliffe's illustrations offer plenty for the senses as well as the counting part of the brain."
"Each page offers up a surprise."
— The Globe and Mail
"This will be a popular read-aloud addition in your collection."
"A very enjoyable book."
— Puget Sound Council for Reviewing Children's Media
"Richly illustrated...A classic picture book in that its pictures can absolutely absorb a child while an adult reads aloud. It's a great way to count your way through summer."
— Times-Colonist
"A definite purchase for every library."
"Colorful illustrations accompany the singable...text."
— NMRLS Youth Services
"The pages seem to shift and shimmer with the swoops of birds and the twirling of flowers."
— Times Colonist
"This is one of those books that could be useful in so many ways, that it's a must-have!"
— Canadian Teacher Magazine
Out of print
This edition is not currently available in bookstores. Check your local library or search for used copies at Abebooks.
