Tracks Count: A Guide to Counting Animal Prints

By Steve Engel, Illustrated by Alexander M. Petersen

3-5

The Little Naturalist Series

JUVENILE NONFICTION

32 Pages, 9 x 9

Hardcover Picture Book, $17.99 (US $17.99) (CA $21.99)

Publication Date: October 2014

ISBN 9781940052076

Rights: WOR

Craigmore Creations (Oct 2014)

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Overview

Appealing to a wide range of ages, this book invites young children to count basic numbers and serves as a great introduction to animals in their habitat

Tracks Count is a traditional number book that teaches children to count to 10 while also introducing footprint identification to aspiring animal trackers. From horse to moose to wolf, each page includes a detailed drawing of animal prints as well as an attributing description. The bold illustrations are helpful in teaching children to recognize and identify tracks as well as learn to count.

Reviews

"While it’s sold as a counting book—which it is—Track Counts is so much more. Each number, beginning with zero, includes a few educational words about each animal, 1-4 short sentences early readers can practice reading on their own, and a richly rendered illustration of the animals belonging to the foot prints. My favorite is the five baby raccoons peering out from a tree hollow—irresistible. It would be easy for a young reader to want to read/hear the story several times to spend time with the young animals." —Susan Roberts, San Francisco Book Review

Author Biography

Steve Engel works for the Audubon Society as an adult program coordinator and has worked in the environmental education field for more than 30 years, teaching students of all ages in a variety of settings. Alexander M. Petersen is an illustrator who received his BFA from the University of Northern Iowa. He currently teaches children art with Art4Life. They both live in Portland, Oregon.

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