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My Heart Is Like a Zoo

by Michael Hall

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Publisher Comments:

A heart can be hopeful, or silly, or happy. A heart can be rugged, or snappy, or lonely. A heart holds every different feeling, and debut author-artist Michael Hall captures each one with a delicate touch.

For each feeling, the bold, graphic artwork creates an animal out of heart shapes, from "eager as a beaver" to "angry as a bear" to "thoughtful as an owl." An accessible and beautiful debut, My Heart Is Like a Zoo is everything a classic picture book should be: honest, sincere, and speaking directly to even the very youngest child.

Ages: 0 - 5

Review:

"In his first book, Hall, a graphic designer, takes the idea of love being a many-splendored thing and runs with it straight to the animal kingdom. Using a heart shape as his core visual element, he creates a 20-member menagerie to illustrate the various facets of his affection: 'My heart is like a zoo — / eager as a beaver,/ steady as a yak,/ hopeful as a hungry heron fishing for a snack.' Not every poetic conceit works — there's a jarring quality to having one's heart described as 'crafty as a fox' or 'snappy as a crab' — and more sophisticated eyes may feel Hall could have used more variation in crafting his animals (the heart shape is used mostly as a head and some form of appendage). But children just learning about shapes will revel in these pages, thanks to Hall's masterful blending of bright, saturated colors, his posterlike compositions, and the sheer animal magnetism of the species he's chosen. Teachers will also find fodder for classroom activities when February rolls around. Up to age 5." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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Michael Hall is the creator of the critically acclaimed and nationally best-selling picture book My Heart Is Like a Zoo. He is also an award-winning graphic designer whose work has been widely recognized for its simple and engaging approach. Michael Hall is the co-owner and principal designer at Hall Kelley, Inc., and lives with his wife and two daughters in Minnesota.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780061915109
Author:
Hall, Michael
Publisher:
Greenwillow Books
Author:
hael
Author:
Hall, Mic
Subject:
Stories in rhyme
Subject:
Love
Subject:
Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings
Subject:
Animals - General
Subject:
Animals
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Children s Young Adult-Social Issue Fiction-Emotions and Feelings
Subject:
Children s Young Adult-Social Issue Fiction
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
20091231
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
from PreS to K
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
11.48x8.52x.45 in. .87 lbs.
Age Level:
to 5
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Product details 32 pages Greenwillow Books - English 9780061915109 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "In his first book, Hall, a graphic designer, takes the idea of love being a many-splendored thing and runs with it straight to the animal kingdom. Using a heart shape as his core visual element, he creates a 20-member menagerie to illustrate the various facets of his affection: 'My heart is like a zoo — / eager as a beaver,/ steady as a yak,/ hopeful as a hungry heron fishing for a snack.' Not every poetic conceit works — there's a jarring quality to having one's heart described as 'crafty as a fox' or 'snappy as a crab' — and more sophisticated eyes may feel Hall could have used more variation in crafting his animals (the heart shape is used mostly as a head and some form of appendage). But children just learning about shapes will revel in these pages, thanks to Hall's masterful blending of bright, saturated colors, his posterlike compositions, and the sheer animal magnetism of the species he's chosen. Teachers will also find fodder for classroom activities when February rolls around. Up to age 5." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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