A House In The Sky

Description

Caldecott Honor recipient Steve Jenkins shines as the author of this amusing and thorough introduction to animal homes.Turtles, birds, fish, beavers, and kangaroos are just like people--they need homes, and take up residence in unusual places. A simple main text introduces similarities between human and animal homes while sidebars detail the unique qualities of each animal and its home. Stylized yet realistic watercolor illustrations prove that nonfiction can be accurate and elegant, and readers of all ages will appreciate this layered narrative.

Steve Jenkins is an award-winning, Caldecott Honor author/illustrator and has written or co-written more than thirty books about the natural world for young readers, with more than three million copies in print. A few of his critically acclaimed titles include, Down, Down, Down- A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea; What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?; and Eye to Eye- How Animals See The World.Robbin Gourley, art director at Boyds Mills Press, is the author/illustrator of several children's books. She illustrated First Garden- The White House Garden and How It Grew and both wrote and illustrated Bring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You a Pie- A Story About Edna Lewis.