Green Lizards vs. Red Rectangles - Hardcover

Antony, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0545849020 ISBN 13: 9780545849029

Publisher: Scholastic Press, 2015

Synopsis

The green lizards and the red rectangles are at war. Can there ever be a way to live peacefully together?

Green Lizards vs. Red Rectangles is an exciting new picture book from Steve Antony, the bestselling author and illustrator of Please, Mr. Panda!The Green Lizards wanted to defeat the Red Rectangles.The Red Rectangles wanted to defeat the Green Lizards.They were at war!Eventually they realized,Enough Is Enough!They stopped fighting, and by working together the Green Lizards and the Red Rectangles found a way to live peacefully.Who will win, the green lizards or the red rectangles? Young readers will understand the value of living in friendship and peace. In the end, it's not about who wins but rather working together and having fun!

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About the Author

Steve Antony is the popular author and illustrator of Please, Mr. Panda; I'll Wait, Mr. Panda; Thank You, Mr. Panda; The Queen's Hat; Green Lizards vs. Red Rectangles; and Betty Goes Bananas. The Queen's Hat was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal in the UK. Steve lives in Swindon, England.

Reviews

K-Gr 2—The outrageous notion of Green Lizards battling Red Rectangles is the hilariously far-fetched subject of this unusual story about what happens when two very different groups, one animate and the other inanimate, wage war against each other. Each side has special talents in their favor: the Red Rectangles are smart, and the Green Lizards are strong. When a single Lizard is brave enough to ask the obvious question "WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?" he is mercilessly squashed by a particularly long rectangle. This leads to the biggest war ever, until everyone learns to coexist peacefully. Vibrant greens and reds, the single two colors in the book, haphazardly explode off pages that are bare white. The small, oddly shaped Lizards look like the kind of sketches that a grade school student might doodle onto the margins of his notebook. The Lizard on the cover of the book, defiantly glaring at his red opponent with raised fists, is the best of the bunch. The overall moral of the story is as simply told as the illustrations and should leave an impression on young readers: there is never a good reason for fighting over differences, and living peacefully together is always the best approach. Overall, this is a unique way of presenting the topic of harmony and cooperation in elementary classrooms. Antony's clever book begs for a sequel; perhaps "Pink Dinosaurs vs. Blue Circles"? Why not ask children to name two other potential opponents? VERDICT A unique picture book with a thought-provoking message that will undoubtedly appeal to a storytime crowd.—Etta Anton, Yeshiva of Central Queens, NY

Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0545849020
• ISBN 13: 9780545849029
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Antony Steve
• Number of pages: 32