It's a Book
Playful and lighthearted with a subversive twist that is signature Lane Smith, It’s a Book is a delightful manifesto on behalf of print in the digital age. This satisfying, perfectly executed picture book has something to say to readers of all stripes and all ages.
Playful and lighthearted with a subversive twist that is signature Lane Smith, It’s a Book is a delightful manifesto on behalf of print in the digital age. This satisfying, perfectly executed picture book has something to say to readers of all stripes and all ages.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781596436060 (1596436069)
ASIN: 1596436069
Publish date: August 10th 2010
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Humor,
Writing,
Funny,
Science,
Technology,
Juvenile,
Books About Books,
Picture Books,
Animals
this is a clever book for... older kids. Not so much for my two year olds. Don't really need them repeating the word jackass. Nor would they get the concept of the technology vs a book. Not a good read for toddlers or preschoolers.
A children's librarian showed me this book a few years ago and I fell in love with it based solely on the last page. Today at a church book sale, I found a copy that looks like it's never even been touched, and I snapped it up. [spoiler] Because I love any children's book that ends with: It's...
It's a book. Nicely done in explaining what a book is, and how is it different from a computer or e-reader.
A copy of this wonderful thing was given to me for my birthday by my Mim (or grandmother). The story behind why goes a bit like this: another copy of this book had been removed from my former Elementary School Library because of the word used at the end. Anyway, this peaked Mim's interested and sh...
I work two days a week at an all-Mac primary school doing tech support. Because we're all Mac, there aren't any tech issues and I spend an inordinate amount of my two days on my book sites, killing time until it's time to go home and, you know, spend more time on my book sites. And read. (I can't...
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