Are You A Monkey? : A tale of animal charades - Couverture rigide

Rivoal, Marine

 
9780714874173: Are You A Monkey? : A tale of animal charades

Synopsis

A crocodile sticks his head in the sand and asks his friends to guess which animal he is mimicking. A turn of the page reveals the answer: an ostrich! Next, the ostrich curls her long neck and shoots water from her mouth. Whom is she imitating? An elephant! Readers are a part of the game, wagering guesses before turning the page to find the often unexpected reveal. Painted in a stylish and saturated color palette of Pantones, this unusual book will engage children in considering animal behavior and characteristics. With an unexpectedly poignant ending, this informational yet artful storybook is unlike any before it. The first book to feature animal charades! - An engaging, narrative, read-aloud story based around factual animal characteristics - Relates to and will inspire the imaginary play of preschool-aged children, who often mimic animals to "become" the creatures themselves - Features a bold color palette in a screen-printed style, printed in rich Pantones

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À propos de l'auteur

Born in 1987, Marine Rivoal graduated from the École Estienne, and continued her studies at the Arts Décoratifs school in Strasbourg, where she deepened her knowledge of engraving and began to experiment with the different printing techniques she used for this book. Marine is based in Lyon, France. This is her second book, and her first with Phaidon.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

A crocodile sticks his head in the sand and
asks his friends to guess which animal he
is mimicking. A turn of the page reveals the
answer: an ostrich! Next, the ostrich curls her
long neck and shoots water from her mouth.
Whom is she imitating? An elephant! Readers
are a part of the game, wagering guesses before
turning the page to find the often unexpected
reveal. Painted in a stylish and saturated colour
palette of Pantones, this unusual book will
engage children in considering animal behaviour
and characteristics. With an unexpectedly
poignant ending, this informational yet artful
storybook is unlike any before it.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.