a perfect partnership of poetry and color images, author and photographer have created a moving portrait of humans and animals together, such as an elephant and a human embrace, arm and trunk entwining.
With its compelling words and unforgettable pictures, it reinforces our precious sense of connection to all the living creatures with whom we share our planet.
Much to my surprise, the kids really liked Without Words! The photos are accompanied by poems, and my niece and nephew really tend to not like poetry.
This poetry, however, was not presented in rhyme, and that's something a little different than what is usually found in kids' books,
There were several animals in the book that were new to the kids a couple were even new to me!, and the presentations of some of the familiar animals were done in a way that was new to the kids a photo of the inside of an orca's mouth, a photo of a chimpanzee entwining her fingers with those of her trainer, etc.
. At the end of the book there is a page that tells the reader what each animal is, its name, and its gender, as well as some information about what is going on in the photos.
This is very helpful information for the reader to have for some of the photos, and the kids enjoyed getting this information about the animals, too.
Good book, nicely presented, great for a bedtime story, Joanna Ryder is an award winning author whose books offer a unique blend of poetry and science, Her innovative Just for a Day series invites children into the world of wild animals, ranging from a sea otter to Tyrannosaurus rex, Ms. Ryder says, Children know that my books often ask them to imagine being a different creature, So they always ask me which animal I would choose to be, Id be a flying one, I tell them, Or if I could, Id wish for wings, And Ive discovered children would love wings, too, But which ones to choose I wrote Rainbow Wings to help us decide, Ms. Ryder lives in Pacific Grove, California, taken from sitelink www. balkinbuddies. com Joanna Ryder is an award winning author whose books offer a unique blend of poetry and science, Her innovative Just for a Day series invites children into the world of wild animals, ranging from a sea otter to Tyrannosaurus rex, Ms. Ryder says, "Children know that my books often ask them to imagine being a different creature, So they always ask me which animal I would choose to be, I'd be a flying one, I tell them, Or if
I could, I'd wish for wings, And I've discovered children would love wings, too, But which ones to choose I wrote Rainbow Wings to help us decide, " Ms. Ryder lives in Pacific Grove, California, taken from sitelink www. balkinbuddies. com sitelink.
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