Up & Down - by Britta Teckentrup (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Little Penguin misses his friend and embarks on a journey, facing ups and downs and ins and outs until the pair are finally reunited. Young readers will have fun getting hands-on with this interactive book of lift-the-flap opposites. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Lift the flaps to take Little Penguin on a journey filled with ups and downs.</b> <p/>Little Penguin misses his friend and decides it's time to visit. Leaping off his iceberg, he embarks on a journey, facing ups and downs and ins and outs until the pair are finally reunited. Young readers will have fun getting hands-on with this interactive book of lift-the-flap opposites, presented in an upmarket format that perfectly showcases Britta Teckentrup's color-rich artwork.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A penguin's journey to reunite with his friend supplies the premise behind this understated and elegantly designed interactive introduction to antonyms. The use of large, well-integrated flaps creates a satisfying sense of motion as readers help Little Penguin travel through the green-blue water past bloblike ocean flora and a variety of fauna, flecked with grainy or marbled patterns... Sweeping blues and grays emphasize the vastness of the water keeping the friends apart, making their eventual reunion especially tender.<br>--Publishers Weekly <p/>Little Penguin sets out on a preposition-rich swim to visit a friend on a distant iceberg. ... The visual rises and falls in Little Penguin's journey create a simple, soothing flow. A pleasing, low-key dip into the ocean of language as well as water.<br>--Kirkus Reviews <p/>The digital artwork is dark and cool, with the texture of block prints and the clean lines of papercut.<br>--School Library Journal<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Britta Teckentrup</b> is a fine artist, writer, and illustrator of many well-loved books for children. Born in Hamburg, Germany, she studied at St. Martin's College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London.
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