Over in a River:
Flowing Out to the Sea
by Marianne Berkes
Children will enjoy this educational and entertaining book that can be read or sung to the tune of “Over in a Meadow” while learning about water ecosystems. Many animals are included such as Great Blue Herons and Mallards, as well as fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. Each page provides a math lesson where the reader can count the animals shown, as well as geography lessons with a map of a different river system found in North America. It is a fun and clever book with additional facts and resources provided on the last pages.