ISBN: 9781605371344
Editorial: Clavis
Autor: Janssens, Axel
Año de edición: 2012
N° Paginas: 30
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: "It's a schoolyard rumble: dreary realism vs. unbridled imagination! Even if the conclusion is never in doubt, Janssens makes getting there a world of fun, largely due to his three-dimensional sculptures that bring to life the invented adventures of a boy named Kenny." - Publishers Weekly Leo has a brand new bike. It’s red and shiny and perfect. All the other kids think it’s the best thing ever―but not Kenny. Kenny’s happiest with his box. It’s way more fun than a bike―because with a big cardboard box you can have the most fantastic and exciting adventures anywhere in the whole wide world! While Leo is busy showing off his bright red bike, with its loud bell and thunderbolt decal, imaginative and kindhearted Kenny plays in a box and pays no attention to the new bike. Leo gets angry when he runs into Kenny's box while riding his bike, but he soon learns that the box can take the kids on the playground places that Leo's bike never could―jungles, race tracks, and the sky! By the end of playtime, Leo learns the value of imagination, friendship, and cooperation. A celebration of the power of imagination. An inspiring picture book for children aged 4 and up. From School Library Journal K-Gr 2-Braggart Leo crashes his new red bike into creative Kenny's large cardboard box. He is furious that the box is in the middle of the schoolyard, and his anger escalates as he hears Kenny's stories of using the box to travel to a jungle, an icy mountaintop, and inside a whale. "That's impossible," Leo consistently sneers. Lucky for him, when other children choose to join the trip of imagination, they invite Leo along as the box becomes a crane, a tent, a store, and a robot. This picture book employs photographs of posed sculptures ranging from wild-haired children to elephants and hot-air balloons. Much of the white type is difficult to read as its style incorporates faded letters, but the meticulous scenes are lively.-Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VAα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Review "It's a schoolyard rumble: dreary realism vs. unbridled imagination! (One guess as to which one triumphs.) Even if the
conclusion is never in doubt, first-timer Janssens makes getting there a world of fun, largely due to his three-dimensional sculptures that bring to life the invented adventures of a boy named Kenny. A snooty dweeb named Leo is so busy showing off his shiny new bike that he runs right into the cardboard box that Kenny occupies on the playground. "Why are you sitting in that silly box?" yells Leo, prompting Kenny to launch into a story in which the box transforms into a race car, mountaintop cabin, hot air balloon, and more (Leo, meanwhile, is repeatedly recast as the villain). At each juncture, Leo shouts his protests ("That's impossible!"), but the kids―and Leo, eventually―are won over by Kenny's storytelling. Like his hero, Janssens has a strong sense of whimsy (parsley sprigs form a cluster of trees, cellophane becomes the ocean's churning waves); with bright eyes, a wide smile, and a haircut that's all cowlicks, Kenny is every ounce the dreamer." - Publishers Weekly About the Author Axel (1977, Ukkel, Belgium) works as an illustrator and a designer for various clients. At a young age, he moved with his family to the countryside of Diest. The world that sprang from his imagination often took over. His grandfather, an ex-footballer, hoped that his grandson would cherish the same passion for the sport, but that wasn’t the case. The desire for a career as an engineer or a lawyer was also in vain. After a (relatively) carefree childhood and somewhat more difficult puberty, it slowly became clear that Axel had been put in the cradle for only one thing. Of this, he has made his profession.
- Idioma: Inglés
- Envío: Desde EE. UU.
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