Giant Pandas - Hardcover

Gibbons, Gail

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823417611 ISBN 13: 9780823417612

Publisher: Holiday House, 2002

Synopsis

They are indigenous to China and are adored the world over.

About this title

About the Author:

Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator," according to the Washington Post. Winner of the 2010 Regina Award, she has written and illustrated more than fifty books for Holiday House. She lives in Corinth, Vermont.

From Booklist:

K-Gr. 3. Gibbons has introduced readers to dozens of subjects, from apples to wolves, in her straightforward books. Here she turns her attention to the rare giant panda of China. Fascinating panda facts abound: Pandas have pink skin under their white fur and black skin under their black fur. The average panda consumes 27 pounds (12 kg) of bamboo a day! A mother panda weighs 900 times more than her tiny baby when it is born, yet somehow manages not to squish it. As ever, Gibbons encourages early readers by sticking to the facts and keeping her sentence structure simple. Stylized, instructive watercolor paintings convey a genuine affection for this appealing animal. A map of China showing the diminishing panda population is included, as are more tantalizing panda facts at the close of the book. A useful addition to any endangered species collection. Karin Snelson
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About this edition

• Publisher: Holiday House
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0823417611
• ISBN 13: 9780823417612
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32