Review By JENNIFER GANNETT In Animalia, author and illustrator Graeme Base treats readers to a remarkably captivating alphabet book. Each letter is represented with an alliterative phrase about a featured animal. Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that the detailed pictures contain not only illustrations related to the animals described but that there are also depictions of […]
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Animalia
August 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Alliteration·Alphabet·Animals·Armadillos·Early Elementary·Graeme Base·Jennifer Gannett·Preschoolers·Zebras
Elephants Swim
June 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL Elephants Swim by Linda Capus Riley and Steve Jenkins is a perfect theme for the summer heat. Lovely animals created from paper collage span most of the pages as single rhyming sentences describe each animal’s distinctive swimming style. A great way for kids to explore biology and adults may even learn […]
Tags: Armadillos·Cats·Early Elementary·Elephants·Huyen MacMichael·Illustration·Linda Capus Riley·Marine Animals·Preschoolers·Steve Jenkins·Summer