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This book of concepts covers numbers, the alphabet, colours and opposites. It contains amusing pictures of animals and children, including a toddler who appears throughout the book. John Burningham has twice won the Kate Greenaway Medal, for "Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers" (1964) and for "Mr Grumpy's Outing" (1970). He has also won the Emil/Kurt Maschler Award for "Granpa" (1984). His other books include the four titles in the "Rhymetime" series and "Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present".
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So much to learn, so little time! Join the mild-looking little boy protagonist as he learns the ABCs (alligator, bear, cow); numbers (1 through 10 children hanging from a tree--and back to zero when a tiger shows up); colors (John Burningham's vibrant oranges, purples, and greens will be stamped on the reader's memory for life!); and opposites (our hero holds up an elephant to illustrate heavy, and then practically floats away demonstrating how light his balloon is). This award-winning author-illustrator excels at depicting subtle, witty expressions, whether that of a zebra politely examining the boy's striped socks or that of an alligator showing the difference between open and shut (uh-oh, there goes our hero!). Lovely, quirky colored-ink and colored-pencil illustrations invite the young reader to sit down and stay awhile and maybe learn a thing or two along the way. Burningham has written and illustrated many whimsical childhood favorites, including Cloudland. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter
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Ages 2-4. This beginning concept book presents quarter-, half-, and full-page illustrations for each letter, number, color, and opposite. All the pictures are of items familiar from everyday life (playmates and umbrellas) or book life (yaks and zebras). The colored ink and colored pencil drawings are the book's strength. They are particularly successful in emphasizing facial expressions, especially on the animals, who frequently look quizzical, hard-working, independently determined, or, most of all, patient with the young person joyously taking first steps around them. Mary Harris Veeder
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- PublisherWalker Books
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0744532477
- ISBN 13 9780744532470
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
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First Steps : Letters Numbers Colours Opposites
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Walker Books, London, 1994
ISBN 10: 0744532477
ISBN 13: 9780744532470
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