Jane Yolen

Gebundenes Buch

On Gull Beach

Beschreibung

The third book in the acclaimed ON BIRD HILL & BEYOND series On Gull Beach reunites bestselling children's author Jane Yolen and award-winning illustrator Bob Marstall for the third installment of the acclaimed On Bird Hill & Beyond series of children's books written for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. On Gull Beach takes readers to an idyllic shoreline in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where gulls hover, dive, and chase with pitched acrobatics in pursuit of a sea star. This enchanting sequel in a shoreline habitat will delight readers young and old. Praise for On Duck Pond . . . "Both words and illustrations are well crafted, but together they become something more--a beautiful book that is also unexpectedly moving." --Booklist (Starred) "Breathtaking . . .Yolen is the Hans Christian Andersen of today. A fine way to nudge young children toward their own nature treks." --Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Captivating . . . like its predecessor, On Bird Hill, this book is a jewel of a small moment." --North Carolina Teacher Stuff Praise for On Bird Hill . . . "An imaginative and original depiction of one of life's everyday miracles." --Kirkus Review (Starred) "Jane Yolen's picture book expressively captures a luminous moment of discovery in the natural world spell-spinning text and dreamlike illustrations leave space for the imagination and underscore the surprising wonder found in everyday moments." --School Library Journal "A sweetly surreal meditation on the everyday wonders that await in the wild." --Publisher's Weekly Listen to the birds in this book with Bird QR. DOWNLOAD FREE on iTunes and Android stores.

Autor

Jane Yolen has authored more than 365 books, including the Caldecott-winning Owl Moon, loved by children and bird watchers of all ages; You Nest Here With Me, a popular new favorite, and the New York Times bestselling series How Do Dinosaurs... Jane Yolen's books have been translated into over 20 languages and are popular around the world. Her husband, David Stemple, was both a well known bird recordist and a professor of computer science who taught his entire family how to identify birds. Many of Ms. Yolen's books are about wildlife subjects, especially the winged kind. Jane lives in Hatfield, MA. Bob Marstall is the illustrator of nine nonfiction children's books, including The Lady and the Spider, which sold over a quarter-of-a-million copies and was a Reading Rainbow selection. Bob has also been honored with an ALA Notable Book award; an IRA Teachers' Choice; a Smithsonian Magazine Notable Book for Children; and three John Burroughs selections. In addition, two of Bob's books are included in the New York Times Parent's Guide's "1001 Best Books of the Twentieth Century." Bob lives in Easthampton, MA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wundermill Publishing Group, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 36
• Altersempfehlung: 4 bis 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 284mm x 234mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781943645183
• ISBN-10: 1943645183
• Artikelnr.: 49018120