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Synopsis
"Young children will enjoy the light and airy illustrations that lead them on a journey to discover . . . opposites." - THE BOSTON GLOBE
With whimsical illustrations and the sparest of texts, award-winning author-
illustrator John Burningham gives toddlers a lively demonstration of the building blocks of learning. Full of spirited fun, this "first step" - OPPOSITES - is just right for very young children who are on the path to figuring out the world around them.
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About the Author
John Burningham is widely regarded as one of the world's finest picture book artists. He won the WHSmith Illustration Award for Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present, and has twice been awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal, for Borka: The Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers and Mr Gumpy's Outing. Among his many celebrated books is Granpa, for which he was awarded the Kurt Maschler Award, and which was later made into a successful feature film - as, more recently, was Oi! Get Off Our Train! He wrote and illustrated First Steps for Walker.
From School Library Journal
ea. vol: illus. by author. unpaged. CIP. Crown. Jan. 1986. PSm $4.95. PreS No glitz. No off-the-wall animals even you have not heard of. No bizarre opposites and no outrageous color combinations. This series presents four basic learning concepts clearly and simply. In . . .ABC , whimsical full-page color illustrations depict a child interacting with animals or objects, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Both capital and lower-case letters are given. In . . .Colors, a hat on the left-hand page shows the color and above it in large letters is the color word itself. On the right is a full-page illustration of a child involved in an activity, showing a range of objects in that color for children to identify. The final spread lists and depicts all of the colors. Some children may have difficulty identifying the subtle shadings of blues versus greens. In . . .123 , individual children climb a huge, overgrown tree until there are ten children perched in the leaves and branches. A tiger frightens them out of the tree, and all that remains is one tiger. Double-page illustrations capture the delight and fun of the scampering children, each of whom is clearly drawn for easy counting. Both the numeral and number word are given in large type. . . .Opposites is presented with the same endearing, although more gently humorous, illustrations. Each book is done with skill, charm and clarity, and each is a delightfully tailored learning tool. Louise M. Zuckerman, formerly at San Francisco Public Library
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- PublisherCandlewick
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0763620440
- ISBN 13 9780763620448
- BindingBoard book
- Number of pages24
- IllustratorBurningham John
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