| Conoce Los Planetas (Meet the Planets) Contributor(s): McGranaghan, John (Author), Klein, Laurie Allen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1628554118 ISBN-13: 9781628554113 Publisher: Arbordale Publishing OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Insects, Spiders, Etc. - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Counting & Numbers |
| Dewey: 523.4 |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.3" W x 9.8" (0.22 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 143364 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Planea por el Sistema Solar para atestiguar el primer concurso de planeta favorito, presentado nada m s y nada menos que por el antiguo noveno planeta, ahora conocido como Plut n, el planeta enano. Los lectores ser n los jueces ya que el sol no puede seleccionar a un favorito y los meteoros se van a dejar una estela. Cu l ser el planeta ganador afortunado? Podr a ser el mensajero r pido Mercurio; o "luz en sus pies", Saturno; o el calientehumeante, Venus? Los lectores aprender n todo acerca de cada planeta cuando Plut n les anuncie los hechos en formas cortas, ir nicas. Los ni os pasar n horas buscando el arte en todas las referencias de los cient ficos famosos y de la gente de la historia; de la tecnolog a espacial, de las constelaciones, del arte, y de la literatura cl sica. |
Contributor Bio(s): McGranaghan, John: - John McGranaghan (Saturn for My Birthday, Meet the Planets) has always been fascinated by outer space and he shares that fascination in a humorous (but educational) way through Meet the Planets and Saturn for My Birthday. John has also written stories and articles for Boys' Quest Magazine, Pockets Magazine, Columbia Magazine, and local newspapers. He is winner of the 2001 Pockets Fiction Contest. When John isn't writing, he enjoys sports and spending time with his wife and two boys. John is a school counselor in the Philadelphia suburbs. Visit his website: http: //www.johnmcgranaghan.com/Klein, Laurie Allen: - Laurie Allen Klein has been a freelance artist for nearly 25 years. Over the last several years, she has worked as the on-staff artist for a marine park, where she does everything from painting life-size sea animal murals to illustrating children's activity books. In addition to Saving Kate's Flowers, They Just Know, Laurie has illustrated The Ghost of Donley Farm, Fur and Feathers, Where Should Turtle Be?, Little Skink's Tail, Solar System Forecast, Meet the Planets, If a Dolphin Were a Fish and Balloon Trees for Arbordale. She was the winner of the Outstanding Pennsylvania Author/Illustrator Award from the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association in 2008 and is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Laurie lives in Florida. See more of her artwork at lauriekleinarts.com. |
