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Night in the Country
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 401 Ratings and 72 Reviews

Book Description
There is no night so dark, so black as night in the country. And while the people dream of daytime things, the nighttime world awakens. Owls swoop, a rabbit patters, and in the yard an apple falls -- pump! -- from the tree.

Listen. Go to the window. Across the field a light glows. Who else is up so late? Who else watches and hears the sights and sounds of night in the country -- the many stirri... More

Book Information
PublisherAtheneum Books For Young Readers
BindingPaperback (9 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100689714734
ISBN-13978-0689714733
Publication Date03/31/1991
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About Cynthia Rylant (Author) : Cynthia Rylant loves animals, and you will find many in her books. Taking walks with her dogs, she has said, helps her writing. She has been a teacher, a librarian, and a writer. When she isn't writin... more
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About Mary Szilagyi (Illustrator) : Mary Szilagyi is a published illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Mary Szilagyi include Night in the Country, This Year's Garden, Molly and the Strawberry Day.
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4/29/2009 Valerie Imhof said: A beautiful pairing of words and pictures. Poetically written. I especially enjoy the last lines that convey that our waking hours are the sleeping hours for nocturnal animals. A nice introduction to night animals for young children. A lovely lilting bedtime book.
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