CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
"A lively, lyrical introduction to some of aviation's more memorable milestones. (endnotes & timeline) (Poetry. 10 & up)"
Thirteen buoyant poems highlight famous and infamous attempts to fly, starting with Icarus's misguided efforts to rise "on wings of wax" in 800 BCE and ending in 2002 with that "behemoth of adventure" and "front-row ticket to celestial theater in the round," Space Shuttle Columbia.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 27, 2010
"The backside view of kids and cat lined up on the story rug is particularly affecting—would that all kindergartens could have a Tinker Toy. (Picture book. 3-7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2008
"Once they grasp the concept, however, it seems likely that they would enjoy following the poets' advice and trying their own hands at renga. (Poetry. 6-9)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2007
"Still, preschool teachers will enjoy this somewhat slapdash examination of the oft-taught idea of opposites. (Picture book. 2-5)"
Bright, bold collages of torn paper, pastels and tempera fairly jump off the pages as Barner and Lewis team up with this concept book in rhyme for lap listeners.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2007
"However, Tulip, who is last seen waving triumphantly with her teammates through a blizzard of ticker tape, makes a fetching hero, and the outsized "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS" message at the end will be music to the ears of New York fans everywhere. (Picture book. 6-8)"
The New York Pets square off against the Boston Beasts, with the usual result, in this very distant cousin to "Casey at the Bat."
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2006
"The end. (Picture book/poetry. 6-10)"
