Just a Puddle . . . or Is It? (A Point-of-View Picture Book)

Inbunden, Engelska, 2027

209 kr

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Author Becca McMurdie and Pura Belpré Honor Award–winning illustrator Paola Escobar explore the natural world with appreciation and empathy in this wildly imaginative, spring-themed picture book about seeing the world through others’ eyesA puddle is just a puddle . . . or is it? To a fox, it’s a mirror. To a cat, it’s a refreshing drink. To a young child, it’s JOY! A place to play or a home for critters, the woods and its meadows can be so many things! All it takes is a little shift in perspective.Perfect for nature walks, lazy days on picnic blankets, or in a classroom or a playroom, Just a Puddle . . . or Is It? promotes creative thinking and empathy for the world around us—and all of its inhabitants—teaching young readers that nothing in nature is “just” what it is, but so much more.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2027-04-15
Mått216 x 216 x 7 mm
Vikt79 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePoint-of-View Picture Book
Antal sidor32
FörlagAbrams
IllustratörPaola Escobar
ISBN9781419780622

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Becca McMurdie is a preschool director by day. At night, she researches and writes children’s books. She is the author of several children’s books, including Just a Shell . . . or Is It?, praised by Kirkus Reviews for its “thought-provoking perspective.” Her first picture book, Building a Beak: How a Toucan’s Rescue Inspired the World, was a NSTA-CBC Best STEM Book Selection. McMurdie takes trips to climb up mountains, hike through forests, and jump in puddles any chance she gets. She lives in New York with her family. Paola Escobar is a graphic designer and illustrator from Colombia. As a child, she loved drawing the stories told by her grandmother, and it was her dream to become an illustrator for children’s books. Today she is the illustrator of many critically acclaimed picture books, including A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen and Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré, which won a Pura Belpré Honor, and was an Indie Next List pick, a Junior Library Guild selection, and a Today Best Kids’ Book. Escobar lives in La Calera, Colombia, with her husband and their beloved Frenchies, Eva and Flora.