Synopses & Reviews
A Caldecott Honor winner
Micha Archer's gorgeous, detailed collages give readers a fresh outlook on the splendors of nature.
When two curious kids embark on a wonder walk, they let their imaginations soar as they look at the world in a whole new light. They have thought-provoking questions for everything they see: Is the sun the world's light bulb? Is dirt the world's skin? Are rivers the earth's veins? Is the wind the world breathing? I wonder... Young readers will wonder too, as they ponder these gorgeous pages and make all kinds of new connections. What a wonderful world indeed
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"An imaginative adventure...This title will make a welcome addition to nature themed storytimes and will spark discussion among readers." — School Library Connection
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"Some of the queries understand the Earth as one great, living, breathing creature...Asking good questions is at the heart of discovery, and Archer's young wonder walkers show readers how it's done." — Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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"Only wonderstruck children, confronting nature's gorgeous mysteries, could express themselves so intimately, creatively, and originally...Excellent for enriching vocabulary, developing creative thinking, and enhancing a love of nature." — Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
About the Author
Micha Archer wrote and illustrated Ezra Jack Keats Award winner Daniel Finds a Poem and its companion, Daniel's Good Day, and has also illustrated several picture books, including Girl Running (by Annette Bay Pimentel). Micha works in oil and collage on paper she creates with homemade stamps and layered tissue paper. She came from a long line of artists and teachers and taught for many years in a kindergarten. Raising two kids and teaching are where she cultivated her love for picture books and realized their importance as teaching tools. Micha lives in western Massachusetts in the house she and her husband built, surrounded by gardens and forests to roam in.