Fast Cheetah, Slow Tortoise: Poems of Animal Opposites - Hardcover

Westera, Bette

 
9780802856357: Fast Cheetah, Slow Tortoise: Poems of Animal Opposites
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0802856357 ISBN 13: 9780802856357
Verlag: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

A whimsical portrait of animals—and antonyms—in action.

?How do you contrast creatures as different as cheetahs and tortoises, or as similar as butterflies and moths? In this lively book of poetry, antonym pairs introduce thirty-two members of the animal kingdom. Each spread presents the voices of two unique creatures: are you more like an obedient sheep or a rebellious goat? What about a tidy pig or a messy warthog? A bossy gorilla or a meek monkey? 

With bold, vibrant art and amusing free verse, this collection is a memorable way to explore vocabulary, opposites, and animal traits with young readers. Every flip of the page brings a new set of faces—and another chance to laugh.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Bette Westera has written over fifty books for children, including Fast Cheetah, Slow Tortoise and the Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book Later, When I'm Big (both Eerdmans). She has also translated books by Dr. Seuss, Astrid Lindgren, and Julia Donaldson into the Dutch language. Bette lives in the Netherlands, where her books have received two Golden Pencil awards and six Silver Pencil honors. Visit her website at bettewestera.nl.



Mies van Hout is a Dutch illustrator and author whose work has been published in over twenty countries. Her books in English include Happy, From One to Ten, This Is My Daddy!, and What Cats Think (all Pajama Press). Mies lives in the Drenthe province of the Netherlands. Visit her website at miesvanhout.nl or follow her on Instagram @miesvanhout.

David Colmer is an Australian writer and translator of Dutch and Flemish literature. He has translated over eighty books throughout his career, including I'll Root for You, A Pond Full of Ink, and Fast Cheetah, Slow Tortoise (all Eerdmans). His work has been honored with many awards, including the PEN Translation Prize and the Dutch Foundation for Literature's James Brockway Prize, which recognizes a translator's body of Dutch-language poetry. David lives in Amsterdam.

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Verlag
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0802856357
ISBN 13 
9780802856357
Einband
Tapa dura
Zeichner
Van Hout Mies
Anzahl der Seiten
40
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