|aDoes a kangaroo have a mother, too?|fby Eric Carle.
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|a1st board-book ed.
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|aNew York|cHarperFestival|d2002.
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|a1 v. [23]|ccol. ill.|d13 cm.
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|aColorful collages of animal babies with their caring and affectionate mothers offer small readers a visual delight as well as a healthy dose of comforting reassurance.
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|aAmazon.com: Yes! A kangaroo has a mother. Just like me and you. Tremendously popular author/illustrator Eric Carle needs no introduction. Readers wait eagerly for every new picture book--and nobody will be disappointed with this one. In this Very Simple story, an unseen child asks variations on the same question: Does a lion/monkey/dolphin have a mother, too? The response is always the same: a big colorful YES! with the soothing reassurance that, like me and you, everyone has a mother. Repetition is the name of the game, here, because nothing comforts like reiteration. Board Book: : Those on the verge of reading will enjoy the question and answer format, which is clearly designed to be read aloud. A list of the names of animal babies, parents, and groups is included--did you know that a group of bears is called a sloth? Or that a group of foxes is a skulk? Carle's trademark collages are as colorful and luminous as those found in any of his other well-loved modern classics (including The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Quiet Cricket); as usual, the illustrations are so good they're worthy of framing. (Ages 2 to 7) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to the : : Hardcover edition.: : From Publishers Weekly: Eric Carle offers a board book edition of Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? Yes! A kangaroo has a mother. Just like me and you, reads the opening. Does a lion have a mother, too? Carle's signature collages punctuate the repetitive phrasing, which invite participation. Ages 2-6.: Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug, comes a reassuring tale of a mother’s love for her child.Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? answers curious kids who wonder whether lions, bears, and monkeys have mothers, too. Bright collage illustrations and simple text reinforce the theme that everyone has a mother, and every mother loves her child.Meet the little joey bouncing in mother kangaroo’s pouch. Watch little cubs prance around mother lion. Swim with a baby dolphin calf in the deep blue sea. Eric Carle’s classic, colorful collages of baby animals and their mothers will delight and comfort young readers.Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? is a warm and approachable book to use in the classroom, to cuddle up reading with a little one, and to give as a baby shower or Mother's Day gift.
Eric Carle is the creator of more than seventy picture books for young readers. Eric Carle was born in New York, USA. However, when he was just six, he moved with his parents to Germany. In 1952, after graduating from the prestigious Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart, he fulfilled his dream of returning to New York.Eric Carle has received many distinguished awards and honours for his work, including, in 2003, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to children's literature and illustration. In 2002, fifty years after Carle's return to the United States, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art was opened in Amherst, Massachusetts. Here visitors of all ages can enjoy, in addition to Eric Carle's work, original artwork by other distinguished children's book illustrators from around the world.