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I Feel a Foot!
by Maranke Rinck
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Synopses & Reviews Review: Maranke Rinck and Martijn van der Linden of the Netherlands offer a different approach to a similar topic in "I Feel a Foot!." In an adaptation of an old Sufi tale (perhaps most familiar to American children from Ed Young's 1993 Caldecott Honor title, "Seven Blind Mice"), Turtle, Bat, Octopus, Bird and Goat all explore various parts of a patient pachyderm with predictably different results. A jaunty ... Washington Post Book Review (read the entire Washington Post review) text carries the story from first guess ("a super big turtle") to last ("A fantastically, amazingly extra superduper big goat") before elephant asserts himself with a tremendous bellow. Jewel-toned collage illustrations set against a flat black background create an eye-popping counterpoint to the text and are a harbinger of the all-fabric hand-sewn edition planned for later this fall. Kristi Jemtegaard is the Youth Services Coordinator for Arlington (Va.) Public Library. She teaches children's and adolescent literature and has served on both the Caldecott and Newbery Committees. Reviewed by Kristi Jemtegaard, Washington Post Book World (Copyright 2006 Washington Post Book World Service/Washington Post Writers Group)
(hide most of this review)Synopsis: Between two trees, high above grass and ground, Turtle, Bat, Octopus, Bird and Buck are sleeping in a hammock. Suddenly, Turtle opens his eyes. 'Hey, ' he whispers. 'Do you hear what I hear?'
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9781590786383
- Author:
- Rinck, Maranke
- Publisher:
- Lemniscaat
- Illustrator:
- Van Der Linden, Martijn
- Subject:
- Humorous Stories
- Subject:
- Animals
- Subject:
- Imagination
- Subject:
- Nature & the Natural World - General
- Subject:
- Imagination & Play
- Copyright:
- 2008
- Publication Date:
- September 2008
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Grade Level:
- Baby - Kindergarten
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- YES
- Pages:
- 38
- Dimensions:
- 890x1120x40 105
- Children's Book Type:
- Picture / Wordless
- Age Level:
- 02-05
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