Karl Beckstrand

Gebundenes Buch

Butterfly Blink

A Book Without Words

Beschreibung

(Kids' STEM) "Entranced me...fascinating concept...luscious colors...stunning illustrations." - Jean B. Yates, Vine Voice Reviewer Follow the stages of a monarch butterfly from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. With each blink the butterflies multiply (until a playful dog scatters them). Early picture book to delight kids ages 2 - 6, Pre-K to 1st grade. Low stimulation for autistic children. Winner: Promoting Picture Books' Cover Art Contest. Discover insects, hidden illustrations, Pacific Islander characters, and online SECRETS in this ethnically diverse kids' book. Name the critters and cement vocabulary by describing the action or writing a story. Blink for more--blink and they're gone! Includes a finding activity and extra information on special concern species and insect habitat conservation, plus colorful illustrations by best-selling author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (don't miss his 60 multiracial books). Get all three Stories Without Words (wordless book series) in a bundle--plus free ebooks and classroom lesson plans: Polar Bear Bowler and Gopher Golf: A Book Without Words: KidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights (c) April 2016), libraries, and major book distributors. LOOK inside! The perfect length book for toddlers (not too long for adults): 24 pages. Explore this pollinator/insect/environment book in hard cover, soft cover, and ebook versions. 8"x10" full-color infant book about butterflies. School/homeschool Beginning Reader/Fountas & Pinnell GRA: A, DRA: 1, ESL/ELL/ESOL/ESE. No AI, CRT, gender, or orientation discussions--just happy multicultural fun! LCCN: 2016931905; JNF003250, JNF003060, JUV009080, JNF029040, JNF037020, JUV002300, JUV002070, JNF003120, JNF051150, JUV010000; BR-220; YNNL, YFP, CFC, 5AX; hard ISBN: 978-1951599010, soft: 978-0692648599 (ebook ISBN: 978-1311095978)

Autor

College media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the best-selling and award-winning author/illustrator of 30 multicultural/multilingual titles and more than 60 ebooks. He's lived abroad and interned for a Massachusetts publisher and for Congress in D.C. He earned a B.A. in journalism, an M.A. in international relations and conflict resolution, and a broadcast/film certificate. He's been a technical recruiter in Silicon Valley, a Stanford Hospital chaplain, a Spanish interpreter for Angel Flight (aviator nonprofit), and a rock band front man. He's won multiple publishing awards, including a 2016 International Book award for his Y.A. western survival thriller, To Swallow the Earth, and his works have been lauded by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal. Raised in Silicon Valley, he has worked with people from all continents (except Antarctica). His work reflects cultural diversity-not only in protagonists, but in collaborators (his illustrators hail from Latin America, Europe, and Asia). Since 2004, he has run Premio Publishing. Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His Y.A. stories, self-help, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual, career, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared via: Amazon, Apple/iBooks, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, Ingram, Kobo, Papercrafts Magazine, Everand, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart, and PremioPublishing.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Premio Publishing & Gozo Books
• Seitenzahl: 26
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 208mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 330g
• ISBN-13: 9781951599010
• ISBN-10: 1951599012
• Artikelnr.: 57881661