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I Am Smoke (Hardcover)
Henry Herz; Illustrated by Merce Lopez
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R481
Discovery Miles 4 810
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Smoke speaks in mesmerising riddles: "I lack a mouth, but I can
speak... I lack hands, but I can push out unwanted guests... I'm
gentler than a feather, but I can cause harm..." This rhythmically
powerful narration is complemented by illustrations in which
swirling smoke was captured on art paper held over smoky candle
flames, and the dancing smoke textures were then deepened and
elaborated with watercolours and Photoshop finishes. With this
unique method, Merce Lopez "let the smoke decide how the idea I had
in mind would dance with it, giving freedom to the images". The
resulting illustrations are astounding, and they resonate with the
otherworldly text.
Not all the foods in the refrigerator get along like peas in a pod.
The vegetables are steamed, and Bad Apple and Second Banana are the
problem. Good Egg suggests his friends try different responses to
these two bullies. They try hiding, then standing their ground. At
first, Good Egg's tactics don't bear fruit. Only by using his
noodle does Good Egg avoid getting scrambled and save his friends'
bacon. In this story told on two levels, young readers will be
entertained by the hijinks of the anthropomorphic food characters
and will appreciate the allegory about not letting one bad apple
spoil the bunch. Adult readers are served plenty of food for
thought with hilarious gastronomical idioms and puns. An author's
note explaining all the wordplay adds English language educational
opportunities.
Little Mabel is an expert at not going to sleep. She knows all the
best bedtime-avoiding excuses. "I'm thirsty." "I need to use the
bathroom." "Will you tell me a story?" Luckily, Mom's quiver of
bedtime tales includes the story of the Fae Queen, who paints
children's dreams and can only visit when their eyes are closed.
Inspired by Mercutio's soliloquy in Romeo & Juliet, in which he
details how the tiny fairy queen influences people's dreams as she
passes by in her flying chariot, the soothing story evokes images
of an ant in a worn gray coat and a hazelnut-shell chariot with a
roof of grasshopper wings. Told in lyrical language that adults
will also appreciate, the story helps parents get their kids to
sleep. For ages 0-6.
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