Ten Rowdy Ravens

by Susan Ewing, Evon Zerbetz (Illustrator)

Overview

Ten ravens set out on a lark. As the pages turn, they steal pretty pearls, picnic in a pickup truck, and pull a predator’s tail. Scenarios are fanciful but rooted in ravenhood: collecting shiny things, testing curious objects, getting into garbage, and showing off. The adventures take their numbers down to 1, and they reunite to play the game all over again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780882406107
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	10/01/2005
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,019,310
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 9.98(h) x 0.13(d)
Lexile:	NP (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Susan Ewing is an author who specializes in natural history books for all ages. She moved to the northern Rockies in 1992 from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

Evon Zerbetz is a linocut artist from Alaska. Her work can be seen in books including Blueberry Shoe, Little Red Snapperhood, and Dream Flights on Arctic Nights.

Editorial Reviews

"A treasure...combines mischief and laughter with accurate information."

author of Bird Brains Candace Savage

"An imaginative romp about our favorite trickster."

author of Mind of the Raven and Ravens in Winter Bernd Heinrich

"In Ten Rowdy Ravens, one feels the mischievous nature of the raven in Zerbetz's colorful illustrations and enters the raven's world through Ewing's clear and engaging prose. The Daily Kaw is sure to garner a wide circulation with its 'tongue-in-beak' descriptions of true raven reports."

John Marzluff

PreS-Gr 6-The author and illustrator of Lucky Hares and Itchy Bears (Alaska Northwest, 1996) have teamed up again to create an original counting book. This one not only teaches numbers, but also cleverly showcases the impish nature of corvus corax. The adventurous birds swoop and cavort across the pages of dramatic, hand-colored linocut illustrations, causing trouble wherever they land. The carefully crafted, rhyming verses, such as "Eight roguish ravens/Pilfer piles of loot,/Cheater swipes some pretty pearls,/Seven give pursuit," capture the fun. With bold lines and rich, jewel-tone colors, the artwork displays the larger-than-life birds against the stunning background of their northern habitat. Children will enjoy perusing The Daily Kaw, an appended seven-page tabloid that features "True News from around the Raven World." It includes scientific information about the creatures, as well as amusing stories profiling their mischievous antics. Pair this fun-filled title with Gerald McDermott's Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest (Harcourt, 1993).-Linda L. Walkins, Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Brighton, MA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

"Not only teaches numbers, but cleverly showcases the impish nature of Corvus corax."

"In Ten Rowdy Ravens, one feels the mischievous nature of the raven in Zerbetz's colorful illustrations and enters the raven's world through Ewing's clear and engaging prose. The Daily Kaw is sure to garner a wide circulation with its 'tongue-in-beak' descriptions of true raven reports."

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