The Earth Has Caught A Cold - Hardcover

Roxanne Marie Galliez

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0841671400 ISBN 13: 9780841671409

Publisher: Hammond, 2009

Synopsis

Beautifully evocative illustrations team with a refreshingly new writing style to create the perfect blend of a compelling story and a meaningful message of personal growth, personal responsibility, and hope for our future. Both creators, with their popularity in the European market, are certain to connect with young American readers.

The world has a cold! All the symptoms are there. She’s sneezing up storms and burning a fever so high it’s affecting the seasons. She’s coughing and it’s causing earthquakes. Luckily one boy cares enough to take action and get everyone to stop and take notice. This poignant tale teaches children about responsibility and about being aware of their world and their place in it. The best part is that it leaves readers with a sense of hope and empowerment.

About this title

About the Author:

Roxane Marie Galliez has already gained recognition for her poetic tales, that have brought a fresh set of eyes to the issues children face. Her words seek to teach them to think about those less fortunate, and above all, to reconsider the issues that divide us. She has published ten books in her native France, including, Dans les yeux de Lena (Through Lena’s Eyes), The Earth Has Caught a Cold and Farewell Sadness. She lives in France and you can keep up-to-date with her activities at her web site: roxanemariegalliez.com

As both an author and illustrator, Sandrine Lhomme loves to
play with words, tinker with illustrations and blend drawing
with collage. She has published over twenty books including
Farewell Sadness. She lives in Dijon, France, and you can check out what she us to at her web
site: sandrinelhomme.hautetfort.com.

From Booklist:

First published in France, this extended allegory revolves around the idea that Mother Earth has a very bad cold, maybe even the flu, and needs rest and a little TLC. It’s a clever way to translate the need for sustainability to children, who can all relate to sniffles, coughs, and the fever. Earth is personified as a woman wearing a red muffler, cap, and flowered dress, who becomes increasingly ill: her coughs are like earthquake tremors; her fever produces warmer oceans; her sneezes produce tsunamis. The double-page illustrations contrast Earth (whose dress gets sootier as she gets sicker) with gray landscapes of smoke-belching pipes, corrugated cars, and a few brave flowers. Finally, a hero appears, a little boy who insists we give Earth the rest she needs. The final double-page spread nicely illustrates the book’s message with full-bloom color and an inspiring coda: “It’s never too late to start all over again.” A more sober successor to the environmental plea of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. Grades K-2. --Connie Fletcher

About this edition

• Publisher: Hammond
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0841671400
• ISBN 13: 9780841671409
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Sandrine Lhomme