Ready, Set . . . Wait! What Animals Do Before a Hurricane
Published on 10. August 2010
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-60718-072-2 (ISBN)
Description
A hurricane is forming over the ocean. Humans get ready by boarding up windows and gathering food and supplies. But what do wild animals do before and during hurricanes? Based on scientific research and noted observations, this book answers that question about a variety of different animals. Includes "For Creative Minds" educational section.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool, Interest Age: From 5 to 8 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
28 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60718-072-2 (9781607180722)
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Award-winning illustrator Connie McLennan has been a freelance artist for over 25 years, since attending Academy of Art College in San Francisco. In addition to illustrating Ready, Set...Wait! (Fall 2010), she has also illustrated Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys & Gulls, The Rainforest Grew All Around, River Beds: Sleeping in the World's Rivers, Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean, and Octavia and her Purple Ink Cloud for Arbordale Publishing. Her studio is at her home in California, where she lives with her husband, teenage son, and one big, black cat. Visit Connie's website: http: //www.conniemclennan.com/