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Featuring the clever wordplay of Ben Clanton and playful illustrations by Jessixa Bagley--both of whom are award-winning children's book authors and illustrators--Curious EnCOUNTers will have children laughing while learning to count from 1 to 13.Children will have fun learning to count from 1 to 13 in this clever and imaginative book featuring Pacific Northwest critters engaged in curious activities and woven together by a young girl who goes on a hike. Readers will join her in unexpected, silly encounters along the way, such as one moose making a movie, five wolves weaving wool, and eight coyotes kayaking and canoeing. The young girl's hike culminates in what may be the most curious encounter of all: many of the animals in the book enjoying a big picnic lunch together, pulling in humorous details from previous scenes.