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Yellow Elephant: A Bright Bestiary

by Julie Larios

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Publisher Comments:

Have you ever seen a yellow elephant, glowing in the jungle sun?

Have you seen a green frog--splash!--turn blue?

Or a red donkey throw a red-hot tantrum?

In this bright bestiary, poet Julie Larios and painter Julie Paschkis cast a menagerie of animals in brilliantly unexpected hues--encouraging us to see the familiar in surprising new ways.

Review:

"Playful, whimsical images abound in Larios's (Have You Ever Done That?) 14 animal-themed poems, all delightfully realized in Paschkis's (Through Georgia's Eyes, reviewed Feb. 20) exuberant paintings. As the collection's title indicates, the animals each get an assigned color, some ordinary (Gold Finch, Brown Mouse), others extraordinary (Purple Puppy, Pink Cat). Still others transform unexpectedly (for the Green Frog, 'One hop/ and her green/ is gone./ See how she swims,/ blue frog now/ under blue water'). Every poem gets a full-page illustration and a handsome, visually linked decorative panel. Swirling shapes offset geometric patterns to harmonious effect. Paschkis's exquisitely balanced painting for 'Green Frog' renders a serene metamorphosis, as the frog takes a leg-extending plunge, her legs green above the surface, and underwater she becomes blue. Smoothly combining assonance, alliteration and near rhymes, Larios creates images that invite readers' enthusiasm, as with the title poem: 'Oh,/ I think no other animal can/ (I know a mosquito can't)/ glow in the jungle sun/ like a wild-eared/ yellow elephant.' A dynamic, contagious energy emanates from both the poetry and the art, whether the animals take to the air, land or sea. Ages 5-10." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Synopsis:

An innovative, gorgeously illustrated collection of color- and animal-themed original poems.

Synopsis:

This "bright bestiary" is an innovative, gorgeously illustrated collection of color- and animal-themed original poems. Full color.

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About the Author

JULIE LARIOS is a published poet and the author of two previous picture books. She was awarded the Academy of American Poets Prize, was nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and has taught creative writing at the University of Washington. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

JULIE PASCHKIS has illustrated many books for children and has had a number of solo gallery shows. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780152054229
Subtitle:
A Bright Bestiary
Author:
Paschkis, Julie
Illustrator:
Paschkis, Julie
Author:
Paschkis, Julie
Publisher:
Harcourt Children's Books
Subject:
General
Subject:
Animals
Subject:
Animals - General
Subject:
Children's poetry, American
Subject:
Poetry : General
Subject:
Concepts - Colors
Subject:
Children's poetry
Copyright:
2006
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
20060401
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
from 1 to 4
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Full-color illustrations
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
9 x 10 in 0.84 lb
Age Level:
05-10
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"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Playful, whimsical images abound in Larios's (Have You Ever Done That?) 14 animal-themed poems, all delightfully realized in Paschkis's (Through Georgia's Eyes, reviewed Feb. 20) exuberant paintings. As the collection's title indicates, the animals each get an assigned color, some ordinary (Gold Finch, Brown Mouse), others extraordinary (Purple Puppy, Pink Cat). Still others transform unexpectedly (for the Green Frog, 'One hop/ and her green/ is gone./ See how she swims,/ blue frog now/ under blue water'). Every poem gets a full-page illustration and a handsome, visually linked decorative panel. Swirling shapes offset geometric patterns to harmonious effect. Paschkis's exquisitely balanced painting for 'Green Frog' renders a serene metamorphosis, as the frog takes a leg-extending plunge, her legs green above the surface, and underwater she becomes blue. Smoothly combining assonance, alliteration and near rhymes, Larios creates images that invite readers' enthusiasm, as with the title poem: 'Oh,/ I think no other animal can/ (I know a mosquito can't)/ glow in the jungle sun/ like a wild-eared/ yellow elephant.' A dynamic, contagious energy emanates from both the poetry and the art, whether the animals take to the air, land or sea. Ages 5-10." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Synopsis" by ,
An innovative, gorgeously illustrated collection of color- and animal-themed original poems.
"Synopsis" by , This "bright bestiary" is an innovative, gorgeously illustrated collection of color- and animal-themed original poems. Full color.

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