Peter Spier
Birth date: June 06, 1927
Peter Spier's Books
This is an awesome picture book with drawings to match the verses of the Star Spangled Banner. The end of the book has a short section that explains the war of 1812 and how the song was written. Excellent. My boys loved it. I got a little teary eyed myself as we went through it. Great book for ...
If you're gonna read Moby-Dick, read this and Coleridge's Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner first. It's not like it takes super long or anything.(I did not actually read this children's illustrated version...this is just the only book that's only the story of Jonah that I could find. I read the King Jame...
Be careful with this one - Spier makes the circus look so appealing you might find that your little one really wants to run away and join the circus! Spier is a master of minutely detailed spreads that fascinate and absorb children (okay, and grown ups too!) Here he tells, through mostly pictures,...
It has been some time since I last read this book but I remember thinking that I came away with a better understanding of the song seeing it with the corresponding illustrations. The drawings are quite good and very eye catchings. This is a great way to introduce the US national anthem to a young ch...
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