Books written by Marianne Berkes

What's in the Garden?

Learning about fruits and vegetables becomes fun in What's in the Garden? This book serves as a garden tool for kids and doubles as a healthy cookbook, with tons of kid-friendly recipes for you to cook with your child.
Over in the Grasslands: On an African Savanna

Children will "stalk" like lions, "squirt" like elephants, and "slurp" like giraffes! Plus they will count to ten and sing along to the classic tune of "Over in the Meadow" while learning about the animals of the African grasslands.
Over in the Grasslands: An African Savanna Animal Nature Book

Kids will explore the grasslands habitat and learn about baby animals like giraffes, hippos, and more creatures around the grasslands habitat in this bestselling book for young explorers!
Over in the Jungle: A rain forest baby animal counting book

Kids will explore the jungle habitat and learn about baby animals like boas, dart frogs, and more creatures around the jungle habitat in this bestselling book for young explorers!
Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun

Astronomy for kids! If you are looking for home school supplies, this book needs to be on your list. Through bright illustrations, young readers learn about our solar system to the tune of an old familiar song, "Over in the Meadow".
Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under

Learning becomes fun with this book about the animals that are unique to Australia.
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef

Learning becomes fun with this book about the animals of the ocean! In Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef, amazing artwork will inspire kids in classrooms and at home to appreciate the beauty and biology of coral reefs and world around us!
Over in the Forest: Come and Take a Peek

Teachers and parents, as well as kids, are the winners with these books. Backmatter Includes: Further information about the forest and the animals in the book!
Seashells by the Seashore

A little girl collects 10 beautiful seashells for her grandmother's birthday in an introduction to shell varieties that is complemented by engaging facts and hands-on activity suggestions.
Baby on Board: How Animals Carry Their Young

Tucked in pouches, gripped in teeth, Propped on backs, or underneath, This is what some animals do. How did someone carry you? Backmatter Includes: Explore More for Kids: a matching game for how each animal carries its babies!
Tortoise and Hare's Amazing Race

A retelling of the classic story with a math twist.
Over in a River: Flowing Out to the Sea

Learning becomes fun for everyone in this book about the geography of north American rivers and about the animals that live in this habitat.
Wildlife Set

Wildlife Set
Tortoise and Hare's Amazing Race

A retelling of the classic story with a math twist.
Over on the Farm

Learning becomes fun with this book about animals on the farm. In Over on the Farm, amazing artwork and rhyming text sung to the tune of "Over in the meadow" will inspire children in classrooms and at home to appreciate the world around us!
Over in the Ocean: A Coral Reef Animal Counting Book

"Originally published in 2004 in the United States by Dawn Publications."
Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration

The Mystery of Animal Migration Marianne Berkes. Going. home, going home, Ifeel the time is near. I'm heading where I lay my eggs, I do it every year. I need to cross the wide blue sea And then I'll eat my fill. Rapidly I beat my wings And ...
Over in the Arctic: Where the Cold Winds Blow

This book combines singing, counting, and full-body action with terrific cut-paper illustrations that kids will want to imitate. Over in the Arctic, the snow goose "honks" and the wolf "howls.
Over in Australia: A Down Under Animal Counting Book

"Most of the animals in Australia are unique-they live ONLY in Australia. From kangaroos to koalas, they are a fascinating bunch. Once again, Marianne Berkes makes learning fun.
The Swamp Where Gator Hides

Under the algae that carpets the swamp, near the duck who paddles in ooze, close to the turtle who takes a snooze, hides a gator Still as a log, only his watchful eyes can be seen.