My Head in the Clouds Contributor(s): Chaperon, Danielle (Author), Bisaillon, Josée (Illustrator), Watson, Sophie B. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1459821785 ISBN-13: 9781459821781 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Travel - Juvenile Fiction | Stories In Verse (see Also Poetry) - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 2019934043 |
Lexile Measure: 830 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9" W x 11.2" (0.95 lbs) 32 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Travel the world with an intrepid explorer who's adventurous, brave and just a little bit forgetful. She searches for ancient loot but loses her swimsuit Goes to beautiful places and misplaces three suitcases From Canada to Nepal to Egypt and beyond, our narrator circles the globe while abandoning her possessions. She even loses her mother, briefly, in the desert. The cadence and rhyme, accented by quirky collage-style art, will propel readers along through this exciting excursion, ultimately landing on a fact page dedicated to the places you've just read about. Join us on our journey around the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bisaillon, Josee: - Josée Bisaillon has illustrated more than twenty-five children's books, created numerous editorial illustrations for magazines and newspapers. She has been short-listed twice for the Governor General's Literary Award, and she won the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award for The Snow Knows. She lives outside Montreal with her family.Chaperon, Danielle: - Before starting her writing career, Danielle Chaperon taught charming (and talkative!) eight- and nine-year-old students. She began writing children's fiction in 2007, inspired by her students' daily lives, experiences and dreams. Danielle lives in Montreal. |