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Atlantic

Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
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Paperback
$8.99 US
10.25"W x 11.5"H x 0.12"D   | 7 oz | 74 per carton
On sale Mar 30, 2004 | 32 Pages | 978-0-14-240027-2
Age 4-8 years | Preschool - 3
Reading Level: Lexile NP | Fountas & Pinnell P
Lapping at the sandy shores, stretching from the North Pole to the South Pole and from North America to Africa, the Atlantic Ocean is constantly changing shape and size and is always traveling. It has fascinated people for ages and still does today.  Scientists study the Atlantic, fishermen search for its schools of fish, artists paint it, and poets write about it.  Here, the power and grace of the Atlantic Ocean are beautifully captured in Brian Karas's sparkling text and paintings.
  • WINNER
    ALA Notable Book
"An excellent beginning to an elementary-school unit on oceans.  A lovely departure for the artist whose work usually makes readers laugh out loud." -Kirkus Reviews
G. Brian Karas is the prolific, versatile, and award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including A Poem in Your PocketHow Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?, and The Apple Orchard Riddle. He also illustrated A Hat for Mrs. Goldman by Michelle Edwards; Neville by Norton Juster; Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming, which received four starred reviews; Are You Going to Be Good? by Cari Best, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; and Home on the Bayou, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book. Visit him at GBrianKaras.com. View titles by G. Brian Karas

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Lapping at the sandy shores, stretching from the North Pole to the South Pole and from North America to Africa, the Atlantic Ocean is constantly changing shape and size and is always traveling. It has fascinated people for ages and still does today.  Scientists study the Atlantic, fishermen search for its schools of fish, artists paint it, and poets write about it.  Here, the power and grace of the Atlantic Ocean are beautifully captured in Brian Karas's sparkling text and paintings.

Awards

  • WINNER
    ALA Notable Book

Praise

"An excellent beginning to an elementary-school unit on oceans.  A lovely departure for the artist whose work usually makes readers laugh out loud." -Kirkus Reviews

Author

G. Brian Karas is the prolific, versatile, and award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including A Poem in Your PocketHow Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?, and The Apple Orchard Riddle. He also illustrated A Hat for Mrs. Goldman by Michelle Edwards; Neville by Norton Juster; Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming, which received four starred reviews; Are You Going to Be Good? by Cari Best, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; and Home on the Bayou, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book. Visit him at GBrianKaras.com. View titles by G. Brian Karas