The second English edition of Micro Polo is a series in three parts expanded from the first English edition with 68 additional images. The series is suitable for children age five and over. To help children learn English, synonyms or explanations accompany difficult words in the text. Part I Adventures (53 images) Part II Monsters (49 images) Part III Acrobatics (65 images) This humorous and compassionate story depicts the peculiar adventures of this little crawdad and his friendship with the boy, interweaving birds, spiders, snails, slugs and worms. The little fellow is twice rescued and earns his name "Micro Polo". Best of all, he turns out to have many personal qualities; his playful nature helps the boy improve his grandma's sad mood. The language and images are designed to entertain, catch the eye and hold the attention of children. The story offers much to learn about family love, friendship, empathy and compassion as well as a lesson or two about refraction. In brief, the series is an altogether pleasant children's picture story for edification and entertainment.
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About the Author:
Author lives in southern California, changed her career from medicine to computer science in late middle age. Meantime, she developed twin hobbies, amateur photography and photo composition. In so doing, she discovered that tiny creatures often have personal expressions, which inspired her to write and illustrate this story for children. Author encourages kindness and compassion.
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- PublisherBookSurge Publishing
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1439242380
- ISBN 13 9781439242384
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages182