Olive A Wadsworth's classic nursery poem "Over in the Meadow," was written in the late 1800s and is based on a traditional Southern Appalachian counting rhyme. Sara Donkersloot and Dale Preston have created Down by the River, a northern version of this timeless favorite using the animals found along Alaska’s many rivers. From Mother Moose with her single calf, to Mother Mink with her little kits ten, young children will want to hear this wonderful read-aloud again and again. The adventure continues in Out on the Tundra. Follow along with Mother Porcupine and single porcupette, to Mother Ptramigan and her ten little chicks as you learn more about the animals that roam the tundra.As children sing or recite the verses, they learn to count and also learn more about Alaska plants, fish, and animals.