One Gorilla: A Counting Book
Primo primate artist Anthony Browne is at the top of his form with a simple — and simply fascinating — array of creatures for kids to count.What better attention-getter for small children than primates in all their variety? And who better to render them than Anthony Browne? In this elegant...
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Primo primate artist Anthony Browne is at the top of his form with a simple — and simply fascinating — array of creatures for kids to count.What better attention-getter for small children than primates in all their variety? And who better to render them than Anthony Browne? In this elegant counting book, the author-illustrator outdoes himself with a vivid presentation of primates from gorillas to gibbons, macaques to mandrills, ring-tailed lemurs to spider monkeys. With his striking palette, exquisite attention to detail, and quirky flair for facial expressions, Anthony Browne slyly extends the basic number concept into a look at similarities and differences — portraying an extended family we can count ourselves part of.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780763663520 (0763663522)
ASIN: 0763663522
Publish date: 2013-02-12
Publisher: Candlewick
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Non Fiction,
Cultural,
Science,
Juvenile,
Art,
Picture Books,
Animals,
International,
Storytime,
Mathematics
One Gorilla is one of those innocent little books that you don't expect to have a big message. Nevertheless, it does. After all the wonderful illustrations depicting various primates, one reaches the final three pages. The author and illustrator wonderfully depicts that we all are, in fact, part of ...