ISBN: 9781772780383
Editorial: Pajama Press
Autor: Kerbel, Deborah
Año de edición: 2018
N° Paginas: 32
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: About the AuthorDeborah Kerbel is the author of seven novels for middle grade and young adult readers. Born in London, England, she moved to Canada at the age of two and went on to attend the University of Western Ontario. Her novels have been shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Canadian Library Association YA Book of the Year, and the Manitoba Young Reader’s Choice Award. Deborah lives in Thornhill, Ontario, with her husband, two book-loving children, and a schnoodle named Alfredo.Suzanne Del Rizzo has gained international recognition for My Beautiful Birds, rendered in stunning dimensional images using polymer clay and acrylic paint. It was a 2017 New York Times Notable Children's Books selection as well as a Junior Library Guild selection. It won the Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literature, and was an honorable mention for the Middle East Book Award. It was also the 2017 One Book, One San Diego for Kids selection. It also earned a New York Public Library's "The Best Picture Books for Kids of 2017" selection, and a nomination for the Cybils Award.From Suzanne Del Rizzo, award-winning illustrator of My Beautiful Birds, and author Deborah Kerbel comes a unique story about a brave sled dog puppy's adventures under the Arctic Circle's midnight sun.Juno and her boy live in a red house at the top of the world. One day Juno will be big and strong enough to help pull a sled across the tundra, but for now she is just a small puppy with a big-dog heart.Small puppies have to go to bed when their boys do, but Juno can’t sleep with the midnight sun shining out across the town. She slips outside to play. Returning to see a hungry polar bear sniffing around the open door, Juno has no time to be afraid. It’s time to summon the big dog inside her and save her beloved boy.With Deborah Kerbel’s warm, expressive text, Sun Dog is a love letter to life in the Arctic Circle from the perspective of a sled dog pup. Suzanne Del Rizzo’s dimensional art in polymer clay and acrylic wash offers both an intimate romp with a young puppy and a sweeping celebration of the vast and beautiful tundra.ReviewPraise for Sun Dog2019 IODE Jean Throop Book Award Winner2019 Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award finalist2019 SYRCA Shining Willow Award finalist2018 Resource Links "The Year's Best" selection2018 Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens Fall selection2018 School Library Journal blogger Betsy Bird's "2018 Calde-notts" selection"The captivating text and illustrations invite repeated reading. An inspiring tale of determination, courage, and devotion."―School Library Journal"Kerbel weaves facts about the Arctic Circle within a tender story of the devotion between a boy and his dog. Del Rizzo's vibrant, colorful polymer clay and acrylics capture the beauty of their home....Juno may be a puppy in the Arctic Circle, but children everywhere will relate to her."―Kirkus Reviews"[V]ery exciting and full of local colour. The amazing illustrations are done with polymer clay and acrylic paint. They are beautifully rendered in wonderful colours and textures. They reflect the puppy nature and local scenery with great affection. This book could possibly be an award winner!"―Resource Links"Kerbel's poetic detail places the reader in a calm town on top of the world...Del Rizzo's textured illustrations in polymer clay pair incredibly well with the acrylic wash of the sky, creating a dreamy image of the midnight sun. Each illustration adds a new dimension to the story, encouraging readers to find hidden meaning in the illustration's detail....This interesting and unique story could lead to scientific conversations with younger children about life in the Arctic, diverse tundra animals, and the sun cycles in a fun and engaging way...Kerbel also includes information on the endpapers about the majestic midnight sun and the atmospheric optical phenomenon called sun dog, both bein
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- Envío: Desde EE. UU.
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