April Pulley Sayre (1966–2021)

Author of One Is a Snail, Ten is a Crab: A Counting by Feet Book

90 Works 5,221 Members 329 Reviews

About the Author

April Pulley Sayre has an enduring interest in animal communication. During her nationwide school visits, she's led thousands of kids in frog and owl calls, two of the many animal sounds that keep creeping into her books. She is the award-winning author of more than forty books for young people

Includes the names: April Sayre, Sayre April Pulley, April Pulley Sayre, April Sayre Pulley, April Sayre Pulley

Series

American City

Exploring Earth's Biomes

Our Amazing Continents

The 7 Continents

Scientific American Sourcebooks

Works by April Pulley Sayre

Best in Snow (2016) 347 copies

Tropical Rain Forest (1949) 293 copies

Vulture View (2007) 242 copies

Rah, Rah, Radishes!: A Vegetable Chant (2011) 231 copies

The Bumblebee Queen (2005) 215 copies

Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust (2005) 202 copies

Raindrops Roll (1900) 178 copies

If You're Hoppy (2011) 175 copies

Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep (2016) 164 copies

Trout, Trout, Trout!: A Fish Chant (American City) (2004) 162 copies

Trout Are Made of Trees (2008) 159 copies

Ant, Ant, Ant!: An Insect Chant (American City) (2005) 159 copies

Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out! (2000) 156 copies

Full of Fall (2017) 146 copies

Thank You, Earth: A Love Letter to Our Planet (2018) 135 copies

Eat Like a Bear (2013) 112 copies

Dig, Wait, Listen: A Desert Toad's Tale (2001) 111 copies

Go, Go, Grapes!: A Fruit Chant (2012) 103 copies

Secrets of Sound: Studying the Calls and Songs of Whales, Elephants, and Birds (2002) 86 copies

Bird, Bird, Bird!: A Chirping Chant (American City) (2007) 73 copies

Woodpecker Wham! (2015) 71 copies

Bloom Boom! (2019) 69 copies

Honk, Honk, Goose!: Canada Geese Start a Family (2009) 66 copies

If You Should Hear a Honey Guide (1995) 60 copies

Here Come the Humpbacks! (2013) 50 copies

Let's Go Nuts!: Seeds We Eat (1800) 47 copies

Home at Last: A Song of Migration (1998) 43 copies

The Hungry Hummingbird (2001) 42 copies

Being Frog (2020) 42 copies

The Slowest Book Ever (2016) 41 copies

Meet the Howlers! (2010) 38 copies

It's my city! : a singing map (2001) 37 copies

Crocodile Listens (2001) 36 copies

Army Ant Parade (2002) 30 copies

Warbler Wave (2018) 28 copies

Happy Sloth Day! (2022) 27 copies

Hush, Little Puppy (2007) 27 copies

Touch a Butterfly: Wildlife Gardening with Kids (2013) 24 copies

Feel the Fog (Weather Walks) (2020) 24 copies

Tundra (Exploring Earth's Biomes) (1997) 23 copies

Desert (Exploring Earth's Biomes) (1994) 22 copies

Splish! Splash! Animal Baths (2000) 21 copies

Noodle Man: The Pasta Superhero (2002) 21 copies

Shadows (2002) 21 copies

Cityscape: Where Science and Art Meet (2020) 21 copies

Good Morning, Africa! (Our Amazing Continents) (2003) 20 copies

G'Day, Australia! (Our Amazing Continents) (2003) 19 copies

Like a Lizard (2019) 18 copies

Did You Burp?: How to Ask Questions (or Not!) (2019) 18 copies

Temperate Deciduous Forests (Exploring Earth's Biomes) (1997) 18 copies

In Between (2023) 18 copies

Taiga (Exploring Earth's Biomes) (1994) 18 copies

South America, Surprise! (Our Amazing Continents) (2003) 17 copies

Hooray For Antarctica! (Our Amazing Continents) (2003) 17 copies

Welcome To North America! (Our Amazing Continents) (2003) 16 copies

Greetings, Asia! (Our Amazing Continents) (2003) 15 copies

Lake and Pond (Exploring Earth's Biomes) (1997) 15 copies

Seagulls Soar (2020) 14 copies

Hummingbirds: The Sun Catchers (Wildlife Series (Minocqua, Wis.).) (1996) 14 copies

Grassland (Exploring Earth's Biomes) (1997) 14 copies

River and Stream (Exploring Earth's Biomes) (1997) 13 copies

Ocean (Exploring Earth's Biomes) (1997) 13 copies

Wetland (Exploring Earth's Biomes) (1996) 13 copies

Africa (The 7 Continents) (1999) 12 copies

Antartica (The 7 Continents) (1998) 12 copies

Hello, Europe! (Our Amazing Continents) (2003) 12 copies

Coral Reef (Exploring Earth's Biomes) (1997) 12 copies

El Nino And La Nina: Weather in the Headlines (2000) 10 copies

South America (The 7 Continents) (1999) 10 copies

Put On Some Antlers and Walk Like a Moose (1997) 9 copies

Desert life (1996) 8 copies

Australia (The 7 Continents) (1998) 8 copies

Seashore (Exploring Earth's Biomes) (1997) 8 copies

Europe (The 7 Continents) (1998) 8 copies

Asia (The 7 Continents) (1999) 8 copies

North American (The 7 Continents) (1998) 7 copies

Endangered Birds of North America (1997) 5 copies

Skyscraper Babies (2023) 3 copies

Young Ben Franklin 1 copy

Wetland by April Pulley Sayre (1997-12-09) 1 copy

Ocean by April Pulley Sayre (1997-12-09) (1884) 1 copy

Rah, Rah, Radishes!: Classroom Edition (2020) 1 copy

French GCSE Roleplays for AQA: Higher Workbook (Pack of 10) 1 copy

The Slowest Book Ever (wrong isbn) 1 copy

Tropical Rain Forest, Scholastic Science Readers, Level 2 - Ages 7 and 8 - Paperback - First Scholastic Edition, 5th… 1 copy

One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab of Sayre, April Pulley, Sayre, Jeff New Edition on 03 May 2004 1 copy

Turtle Turtle Watch Our 1 copy

Put on some antlers and walk like a moose 1 copy

Thank You, Earth 1 copy

Work Explorer

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1966-04-11
Date of death: 2021-11-06
Gender: female
Places of residence: South Bend, Indiana, USA
Education: Duke University (BA)

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Reviews

Happy Sloth Day! by April Pulley Sayre

Fine photographs of sloths, their habitat, and other animals and birds work in tandem with primary and secondary text to introduce readers to sloths. Full of interesting facts, including additional back matter for those who want more "sloth science."

Did you know that sloths got their sleepy reputation from scientists who only observed them in zoos? In the wild, sloths sleep about as much as human teenagers - 9-10 hours. Koalas have the sleepy record!

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JennyArch | Apr 27, 2024 |

Dig, Wait, Listen: A Desert Toad's Tale by April Pulley Sayre

Onomatopoeia and action-filed illustrations tell the story of the spadefoot toad & her survival strategy. Note that it mentions a male toad riding piggyback, a female laying her eggs, & a male fertilizing them.

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sloth852 | 8 other reviews | Apr 3, 2024 |

Full of Fall by April Pulley Sayre

Bright photography and catchy rhymes showing that leave fall from trees in the fall. Includes a section in the back that provides information about the science of leaves changing colors and falling.

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sloth852 | 5 other reviews | Mar 27, 2024 |

In Between by April Pulley Sayre

Picture book full of real life nature scenes. Birds, chipmunks, whales, and insects filled the pages. The were little words, so the pictures could take up the page. The words that were there were very lyrical and poetic. Sometimes the words would even move across the page in different ways making the language very fluid. This book has its strength in both illustrations and text!

There is great value to seeing real pictures in a book for children to learn about nature and animals. I would use this book for Kindergartners and first graders.… (more)

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sagan21 | 2 other reviews | Mar 12, 2024 |

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