The Turning of the Year - Softcover

Martin Jr, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0152045554 ISBN 13: 9780152045555

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2007

Synopsis

Sledding, splashing, catching fireflies, picking pumpkins--from January to December, each month brings a new adventure. 
 

About this title

About the Author:

BILL MARTIN JR (1916-2004) is known worldwide for his classic picture books, including Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, both illustrated by Eric Carle, and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, illustrated by Lois Ehlert.

GREG SHED has illustrated numerous well-received books, including Dandelions by Eve Bunting and Harvest Home by Jane Yolen. He lives in San Diego, California.
 

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2?Month by month, this heartwarming poem evokes the joys of each season. Martin's precise use of words is key to the success of the book: "In January, out I go/to welcome winter's icy blow./In February, bound with snow,/I sled the hillside, top to toe." No matter the weather, Shed's softly focused gouache-on-canvas paintings are full of warmth. He blends both contentment and exuberance into each brushstroke, offering up a pleasing portrait of each month. Full-page scenes showing the activities of a boy and a girl are accented with close-up illustrations of familiar seasonal objects?fireflies in June and mittens in December. A delight any time of the year.?Christy Norris Blanchette, Valley Cottage Library, NY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0152045554
• ISBN 13: 9780152045555
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 28
• Illustrator: Shed Greg