| Animal World Contributor(s): Ayers, Linda (Author), Barna, Tom David (Author), Hudson, Katy (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 163290182X ISBN-13: 9781632901828 Publisher: Cantata Learning OUR PRICE: $520.05 Product Type: Other Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - General |
| Series: Animal World |
| Physical Information: 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Readers will be introduced to information about animal characteristics, what they eat, and how they are unique in each of the main animal kingdom groups. These songs and books offer an engaging way to introduce curriculum topics. This series invites students to explore the wonderful world of animals and their habitats. Each book is accompanied with a sing-along song and gets students exploring the different places where animals make their homes. These interactive songs and books offer an engaging way to introduce curriculum topics.Includes hardcover book, music CD plus online music access. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ayers, Linda: - Linda Ayers has been a bookmobile librarian, a teacher, an author, and an elementary school teacher-librarian. She has written professional books as well as children's poetry and fiction. She enjoys reading to the children in her elementary school library, where she is known for bringing her guitar to story time.Barna, Tom David: - Playwright and lyricist, Tom David Barna draws on his experiences as a father of three lovely children to inspire him in his work. He has written lyrics for ten children's musicals that have been produced since 2011. Barna is a two-time McKnight Fellow, an award he received for his work as a dramatist.O'Byrne, Nicola: - Nicola O'Byrne was born in Swaziland and has lived in Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Kenya and Edinburgh. Her mother teaches physics at an international school, and her father is an orchid specialist and author. She even has an orchid named after her! She studied illustration at Edinburgh College of Art where she received a First Class Degree. Nicky now lives in London where she does freelance illustration and studies printmaking. Her illustrations are often based on real locations and people she has observed. When she's not drawing, she enjoys swimming, baking, and watching movies.Palin, Tim: - Tim Palin has been drawing ever since he can remember. On road trips as a kid, he drew monsters in the back of the car. In high school, he'd stay up all night drawing cartoon dinosaurs. In his college years, he took drawing and sketching classes. After many years away from drawing, he's back and has been devoting his drawing time to children's publishing and he loves every minute of it! He says, "I create daily sketches to keep my mind sharp and play with new shapes and techniques. Whether, it's a ladybug or a baseball or a ladybug playing baseball, I 'make stuff' every day!"Hudson, Katy: - Katy Hudson won the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award Gold in 2014 for her illustrations in the book Animal Teachers. Her debut picture book, Bear and Duck, received strong reviews, including a starred review from Kirkus. Katy is the author of the best-selling picture books Too Many Carrots and A Loud Winter's Nap, which both received numerous positive reviews. Katy lives in London. |