In We All Went on Safari, Julia Cairns illustrates Krebs' rhymed words as African children walk through Tanzania, counting the wild animals they pass.I loved the use of African names within the poetry-names that roll off the tongue. This book is a perfect way to introduce the variety of African wildlife, counting and also a good candidate for the pre-reading skill of filling in words.
This book gives visual clues for what animal will be counted. I just leave a couple silent spaces and wait for them to fill in the right information, a different one for each child, depending on their ages and abilities.
We all went on safari / Past an old acacia tree / Nearby ________ (giraffes) were grazing / So Tumpe counted ________(three)
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