Overview
The authors of If You Were a Penguin, Wendell and Florence Minor, turn their attention to bears in the educational picture book If You Were a Panda Bear. If You Were a Panda Bear introduces different types of bears to young children. Through the poems in this charming storybook, kids will learn that pandas are shy and eat bamboo, black bears love to climb trees, and grizzly bears can be up to ten feet tall. A section at the back includes even more fun animal facts. The full-color illustrations are playful and bring the personality of each bear wonderfully to life.
Full Product Details
Author: Florence Minor ,
Wendell Minor ,
Wendell Minor ,
Florence Minor
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperCollins
Dimensions:
Width: 26.20cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 26.20cm
Weight: 0.426kg
ISBN: 9780061950902
ISBN 10: 0061950904
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 25 June 2013
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
A global array of bears parade by in this delightful story for the very young. A lovely title to engage the imaginations and interest of budding animal enthusiasts. -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for If You Were a Penguin: Wendell's vibrant large-scale figures, set against bracing polar landscapes, have enough personality to captivate a crowd. -- ALA Booklist Praise for If You Were a Penguin: A playful and lightly informative look at the life of penguins...an excellent storytime addition. -- School Library Journal
Praise for If You Were a Penguin: Wendell's vibrant large-scale figures, set against bracing polar landscapes, have enough personality to captivate a crowd. --ALA Booklist Praise for If You Were a Penguin: A playful and lightly informative look at the life of penguins...an excellent storytime addition. --School Library Journal A global array of bears parade by in this delightful story for the very young. A lovely title to engage the imaginations and interest of budding animal enthusiasts. --Kirkus Reviews
Praise for If You Were a Penguin: A playful and lightly informative look at the life of penguins...an excellent storytime addition. --School Library Journal
Praise for If You Were a Penguin: A playful and lightly informative look at the life of penguins...an excellent storytime addition. --School Library Journal
""A global array of bears parade by in this delightful story for the very young. A lovely title to engage the imaginations and interest of budding animal enthusiasts."" -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for If You Were a Penguin: ""Wendell's vibrant large-scale figures, set against bracing polar landscapes, have enough personality to captivate a crowd."" -- ALA Booklist Praise for If You Were a Penguin: ""A playful and lightly informative look at the life of penguins...an excellent storytime addition."" -- School Library Journal
Praise for If You Were a Penguin: Wendell's vibrant large-scale figures, set against bracing polar landscapes, have enough personality to captivate a crowd. --ALA Booklist Praise for If You Were a Penguin: A playful and lightly informative look at the life of penguins...an excellent storytime addition. --School Library Journal A global array of bears parade by in this delightful story for the very young. A lovely title to engage the imaginations and interest of budding animal enthusiasts. --Kirkus Reviews A global array of bears parade by in this delightful story for the very young. A lovely title to engage the imaginations and interest of budding animal enthusiasts. --Kirkus Reviews Praise for If You Were a Penguin: Wendell s vibrant large-scale figures, set against bracing polar landscapes, have enough personality to captivate a crowd. --ALA Booklist Praise for If You Were a Penguin: A playful and lightly informative look at the life of penguins...an excellent storytime addition. --School Library Journal
Author Information
Florence Minor is the author of Christmas Tree!, illustrated by Wendell Minor, which Kirkus Reviews praised for its ""imaginative Christmas trees and poetic, rhyming text."" If You Were a Penguin, her second collaboration with Wendell, was selected by Pennsylvania for its ""One Book, Every Young Child"" early literacy program. If You Were a Panda Bear is her third picture book for children.Wendell Minor is the illustrator of more than fifty award-winning picture books for children, including Mojave by Diane Siebert, Abe Lincoln Remembers by Ann Turner, The Seashore Book by Charlotte Zolotow, and the New York Times bestseller Reaching for the Moon by Buzz Aldrin, as well as numerous books about the outdoors with his frequent collaborator, Jean Craighead George, including their classic Everglades.The Minors live in Connecticut, where they share their home and studio with their cats, Sofie and Cindercat.
