Looking Down

Zusatztext "Beautiful, engaging, and full of possibilities for discussion, the book will be a welcome addition to the collections of young science enthusiasts." Horn Book "Beautiful, engaging, and full of possibilities for discussion, the book will be a welcome addition to the collections of young science enthusiasts." Horn Book Guide Informationen zum Autor Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative. Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative. Klappentext In this wordless picture book, readers first see Earth as the astronauts do, as a small ball in the black universe. As the point of view moves gradually closer, we can see continents and oceans, then the East Coast of the United States, then a town (an imaginary one), until, finally, we are looking through a boy's magnifying glass at a ladybug. In his remarkable and detailed cut-paper illustrations, the artist takes us on an amazing journey from outer space to a young boy's front yard. Zusammenfassung In this wordless picture book, readers first see Earth as the astronauts do, as a small ball in the black universe. As the point of view moves gradually closer, we can see continents and oceans, then the East Coast of the United States, then a town (an imaginary one), until, finally, we are looking through a boy's magnifying glass at a ladybug. In his remarkable and detailed cut-paper illustrations, the artist takes us on an amazing journey from outer space to a young boy's front yard. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Steve Jenkins, Jenkins Steve Jenkins
• Con la collaborazione di: Steve Jenkins (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Houghton Mifflin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 4 a 7 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.05.2003
• EAN: 9780618310982
• ISBN: 978-0-618-31098-2
• Dimensioni: 248 mm x 241 mm x 6 mm
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati > Scienze naturali, tecnica; Libri scolastici > Libri scolastici per istituti a indirizzo generale; Educational: Geography, Educational: Technology, Early years: size, shapes and patterns, Educational: Astronomy, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Astronomy, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Insects, Spiders, etc., JUVENILE NONFICTION: Concepts / Size & Shape, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Art / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Zoology, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Physical world