Boing! - Hardcover

Taylor, Sean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763624756 ISBN 13: 9780763624750

Publisher: Candlewick, 2004

Synopsis

Dynamic duo Sean Taylor and Bruce Ingman present a boinging, bouncing comedy — and a masterful display of emergency trampolining skills.

Holy moly! A terrible thing has happened to the Great Elastic Marvel, five times World Trampolining Champion. There he is, practicing his deadly difficult, quadruple headfirst flip, when suddenly he flips right out a window and plunges toward — gasp! — a zooful of lions, and — gasp! — a speeding railroad train — and, well, even more unthinkable dangers. Can his superduper springing skills save him from earning a title as the Man with Rubber Legs and His Bottom in Plaster?

About this title

About the Author

Sean Taylor says of BOING!, "It’s based on a true story. Or at least something I read in a newspaper once. Somewhere in Eastern Europe, a trampolining champion did accidentally jump out his own window. Apparently." Sean Taylor and his wife divide their time between São Paulo and London.

Bruce Ingman, the author-illustrator of BAD NEWS! I'M IN CHARGE!, has written and illustrated three children’s books, one of which won a Mother Goose Award. He has also illustrated for such magazines as British VOGUE. Bruce Ingman lives in London.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 4–In this lively picture book, the Great Elastic Marvel, the five-time World Trampolining Champion, accidentally bounces out of his apartment window, landing on a tree branch and bouncing back into the sky. He continues on, narrowly escaping injury as he hurtles toward a barge (it's carrying mattresses), a speeding train, TV antennae on rooftops, and an outdoor orchestra. Bouncing off the kettledrum, he flies back into his apartment, but this time his shoelace snags on the window catch and he falls to the floor. The final pages show the man in a plaster cast in the hospital, but even broken bones do not keep him still as he turns flips over his roommates' privacy curtains. The humorous text includes hilarious one-liners from the Great Elastic Marvel; he calls out "Hooplah!" and "Holy Moly!" and "Blimey O'Reilly!" as he bounds from one exaggerated situation to the next. Repeated phrases add consistency and rhythm, and young listeners will join in and call out the most repeated word, "Boing!" Ingman's energetic acrylic paintings add to the humor; the bright illustrations with their black line details draw readers to the action on each spread. Save quiet, contemplative stories for bedtime and share this spirited book before recess or during an afternoon at the park.–Shawn Brommer, South Central Library System, Madison, WI
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About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0763624756
• ISBN 13: 9780763624750
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 56
• Illustrator: Ingman Bruce