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Nothing Like a Puffin - by Sue Soltis (Paperback)

Nothing Like a Puffin - by  Sue Soltis (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>There's nothing like this book! Bold, charming artwork enlivens a fun and clever game of compare-and-contrast for curious kids and puffin lovers alike.</b> <p/>A puffin is an amazing creature. It's completely unique and one-of-akind. A ladder is nothing like a puffin. A house is nothing like a puffin. A newspaper is nothing like a puffin. . . . But wait! Who would have guessed? Could these things be more alike than you think? Young children will love following this mischievous puffin in an entertaining exercise in creative classification-- and are guaranteed to start looking at everyday things in a whole new way.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Several essential facts about puffins emerge from this engaging, cheerful and astonishingly simple taxonomic exercise, filled with humor and a dynamic conversational style both visual and textual...What makes two things alike and what makes them different-what, indeed, confers individuality and the quality of being uniquely amazing-is exuberantly celebrated in a puffin-affectionate package.<br>--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) <p/>A playful exploration of unexpected comparisons with twists that will have readers reconsidering the ways in which disparate things can be surprisingly similar.<br>--Publishers Weekly <p/>A bit of humor, visual hints, opportunities for inference, and motion-inspired figures pull readers from page to page.<br>--School Library Journal <p/>Kids will easily pick up the game; be prepared to read this one again and again.<br>--The Horn Book <p/>A charming debut picture book... The simple text is likely to draw children in with its conversational tone as well as its cliffhanger page-turns... A fun, thought-provoking look at how we classify the world around us.<br>--Booklist<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Sue Soltis</b> is a published poet. About <i>Nothing Like a Puffin, </i>her first picture book, she says, "Writing this book was a great exercise in logic. Plus I loved thinking about puffins, with their bright beaks and neat dives. Someday, I hope to see one fly!" Sue Soltis lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <p/><b>Bob Kolar</b> is the author-illustrator of <i>Big Kicks. </i>He has illustrated many other books for young readers, including <i>AlphaOops! The Day Z Went First </i>and <i>AlphaOops! H Is for Halloween, </i>both by Alethea Kontis. Bob Kolar lives in Missouri.

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