Another "meh". I get it, and it might be wonderfully effective on stage, but as a picture book, I wasn't wowed. In fact, I'm kind of creeped out by the elephant on the cover. Lithgow appeals to me enormously as an actor, not so much as a writer.Library copy
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Kulikov's illustrations are a great complement to this fanciful story about eccentric inventor Lodner Phillips.
Krull makes Isaac Newton human and his discoveries understandable to someone who isn't a science geek. Krull shows readers Newton in all his genius and pettiness. Students will enjoy learning about his experiments using himself as his own guinea pig and will enjoy hearing about his arguments with ot...
Fascinating descriptions of a fascinating man--the original Renaissance Man--Leonardo da Vinci. I think the descriptions paint a picture that middle schoolers can understand and learn from. The breadth of da Vinci's curiosity was amazing. From art to anatomy to hydraulics to optics to paleontology, ...
Kulikov's illustrations show a cinematic talent for laying out the scenes using techniques like the odd camera angle and the montage. Visually this book is very interesting because of the variety of work he does with these techniques page to page. Fern's story is engaging. She tells in her end notes...
3 1/2 stars. The illustrations were well-done and very detailed, though I must say the style is not my favorite. I could have done without the "sharing is good" moral feel, but I still enjoyed it. I would definitely consider using this in my classroom as an introduction to some writing activities; i...
A lively, spirited introduction to the intrepid fossil hunter.
More clever fun with words in this sequel to Max's Words and Max's Dragon.
Awesome! Wonderful! I love, love, love, love this book! If you (or your kid) find body humor remotely amusing, this is the book for you. But, it's even more than that. It's a little slice of history too - with La Belle Époque Paris as the backdrop and characters like Freud, Picasso, King Leopol...
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