You see, clouds are enjoyable, foolish, and really attention-grabbing.
Tomie dePaola—best-selling creator of Strega Nona, Quiet, and plenty of others—is aware of so much about clouds. He additionally is aware of so much about what individuals consider them.
Some individuals see animals and footage in clouds. The traditional Greeks believed that Hermes, the messenger of the gods, as soon as stole the solar’s cattle, which had been clouds.
On this distinctive image e book, Tomie introduces a few of the commonest forms of clouds, in addition to the myths and legends impressed by their shapes. Easy, whimsical illustrations present the variations in form and shade that herald adjustments within the climate.
This e book will inform you many issues about clouds we guess you did not know. Crammed together with his signature humor and delicate illustrations, Tomie dePaola’s method to nonfiction is like no different.
A Studying Rainbow e book.
From the Writer
Celebrating Tomie dePaola
Tomie dePaola was a beloved Vacation Home creator and artist for almost fifty years. Tomie’s books embrace folktale retellings and unique tales, informative and historic nonfiction, and books with spiritual themes. All of them include his distinctive sense of shade and design, and all of them have a good time the enjoyment he discovered on the planet round us.
Tomie dePaola’s The Cloud E book
“a fantastic success.”—College Library Journal
Tomie dePaola’s The Quicksand E book
“A uncommon matching of humor and data.”—Booklist, Starred Assessment
Tomie dePaola’s The Popcorn E book
“Readers conversant in this e book will enjoyment of a fresher-looking model”—Kirkus Critiques
Look and Be Grateful
“Thanks, Tomie.”—Kirkus Critiques, starred evaluation
Tomie dePaola (1954 – 2020) was the beloved Caldecott Honor- and Newbery Honor-winning creator and/or illustrator of over 200 books, together with Strega Nona, Quiet, and The Coud E book. Born in Connecticut, he grew up figuring out from an early age that he needed to put in writing and illustrate tales. Tomie acquired quite a few awards and honors, together with the Youngsters’s Literature Legacy Award (beforehand known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award) from the American Library Affiliation for his “substantial and lasting contribution to literature for kids,” the Smithson Medal from the Smithsonian Establishment, the Regina Medal from the Catholic Library Affiliation, and the Kerlan Award from the College of Minnesota for his “singular attainment in youngsters’s literature.” He was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in illustration and acquired the New Hampshire’s Governor’s Arts Award of Dwelling Treasure.
Writer : Vacation Home
Publication date : January 1, 1975
Version : Reprint
Language : English
Print size : 32 pages
ISBN-10 : 0823405311
ISBN-13 : 978-0823405312
Merchandise Weight : 3.21 ounces
Studying age : 4 – 7 years, from prospects
Dimensions : 7.74 x 0.11 x 8.5 inches
Grade degree : Kindergarten – 3
Lexile measure : 680L
Prospects say
Prospects discover this e book wonderful for 4-5 yr olds, with nice art work and a easy textual content that is simple to learn. Furthermore, they respect its academic worth, with one buyer noting it is filled with strong scientific details, whereas one other mentions it explains numerous forms of clouds. Moreover, the e book receives constructive suggestions for its humor, story high quality, and talent to assist youngsters determine completely different cloud sorts.
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