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River Beds: Sleeping in the World's Rivers de Gail Langer Karwoski

River Beds: Sleeping in the World's Rivers

Autor Gail Langer Karwoski Ilustrat de Connie McLennan
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 iul 2008 – vârsta de la 6 până la 9 ani
This sequel to the award-winning Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean (2007 Teacher s Choice & 2005 Mom s Choice) takes readers on an around-the-world boat ride to learn how mammals sleep in or around nine major rivers of the world on all continents except Antarctica. Row down the Mississippi and watch two river otters slip into a hollow tree or look to the bank of the Brisbane River as a platypus pops into a hole and disappears into a narrow tunnel. Told in a soothing style, this book serves as a bedtime/naptime story for younger children or an animal geography book for older children. Adults may learn something, too The For Creative Minds education section features a World Map. "
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ISBN-13: 9781934359310
ISBN-10: 1934359319
Pagini: 32
Dimensiuni: 219 x 255 x 5 mm
Greutate: 0.19 kg
Editura: Arbordale Publishing

Notă biografică

Gail Langer Karwoski (Water Beds, River Beds, and Julie the Rockhound) is an award-winning childrens book writer. In addition to Julie the Rockhound and Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean (Moms Choice Best Childrens Picture Book Author for 2005), published by Sylvan Dell, Gail has written six other books for young readers including: Tsumani: The True Story of an April Fools Day Disaster and Quake! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906. Before becoming a full time author, Gail taught in Georgia public schools. She frequently returns to schools as a visiting author. Gail married a rockhound. On their honeymoon, they hiked through lush western forests and stark forests of petrified wood. They dove into foamy aquamarine waves in the Pacific Ocean and dug into crumbly turquoise deposits in the Southwestern desert. Since then, theyve gone treasure hunting for geodes, fossils, and crystals. At the schools where she taught, her classroom was famous because of the rock box. Now, as owners of a quartz deposit in South Carolina where visitors can try their luck at digging for crystals, Gail and her husband have watched hundreds of people both young and old delight in finding sparkly quartz crystals. She wrote Julie the Rockhound to share this delight in our earths treasures with children and their parents. Gail lives near the University of Georgia with her husband, two daughters, and three bossy cats.Connie McLennan has been a successful freelance artist for almost 25 years since attending Academy of Art College in San Francisco. In addition to illustrating River Beds: Sleeping in the Worlds Rivers, The Rainforest Grew All Around (watercolor and acrylic), Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean (oil) and Octavia and Her Purple Ink Cloud (watercolor) for Sylvan Dell Publishing, she also illustrated The Wishing Tree and Domitila. Connie has illustrated numerous textbooks, and has provided illustrations for children's books and magazines for Harcourt, Holt Reinhart ߢWinston, Scott Foresman, Scholastic and Weekly Reader. In addition to her various illustrations, Connie has done numerous advertising projects. Connie lives with her husband and teenage son in northern California.

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This sequel to the award-winning Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean (2007 Teachers Choice ߢ2005 Moms Choice) takes readers on an around-the-world boat ride to learn how mammals sleep in or around ten major rivers of the world on all continents except Antarctica.