Polar Slumber / Sueno polar (Wordless with Bilingual instruction pages in English and Spanish) [Paperback]

Dennis Rockhill (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

A little girls falls asleep and the snow bear she created becomes an integral part of her slumber. She explores the frosty arctic landscape in the bear's cozy company. When paw prints are all that remain in the morning she realizes the power of imagination. Similar in style to his illustrations in Polar Slumber and Ocean Whisper, Rockwell uses pencil sketches and colored pencils in multiple layers to create a dimensional, texturized look. All books in the series are available in hardcover and paperback editions.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1 - A sweater-clad youngster builds a snow polar bear in this nearly wordless book. That night, as she sleeps, the sculpture and her white teddy come to life. After a nightlong frolic with a number of polar animals, she awakes in the morning, teddy in arms, in her own bed. Of her snow bear, nothing remains - but the footprints leading away from the spot where he sat certainly give an equivocal message about reality. The colored-pencil illustrations in white, gray, and ice blue are spellbinding, rendering changes in an almost Escherlike manner. The sense of volume, form, and texture is beautifully wrought in artwork that spills across the spreads, leaving only the right margin of the recto open. Small black-and-white drawings in that margin propel the action forward. Given the artistic excellence of the production and the clear child appeal, the detailed English/Spanish instructions to parents for use of the book (amounting to a veritable lesson plan) and the appended poem seem to be nothing other than shallow excuses for marketing the book as bilingual. No parent needs to be told how to approach this book with a child, and the shallow prose poem in no way measures up to the spell created by the art.
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From the Publisher

Don't miss other book creations by Dennis Rockhill...
Polar Slumber/Sueno polar ISBN 0972497315
Ocean Whisper/Susurro del oceano ISBN 0974199249
and Polar Slumber (English only version) ISBN 0974199281. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Raven Tree Press; Bilingual edition (May 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932748741
• ISBN-13: 978-1932748741
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 11 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,935,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #39 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Explore the World > Fiction > Polar Regions

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exercise in creative thinking - fun book, December 27, 2004

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Harold McFarland (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polar Slumber/Sueno polar (Bilingual) (Hardcover)

A very unique book, "Polar Slumber" has no words in the main part of the book. Instead it tells a story simply by following the illustrations. What story does it tell? That is where it gets interesting. I had several people look at it and tell me what they thought was happening and all, young and old alike, had some very different and insightful differences. This is a book for stretching the imagination of children and adults and was a lot of fun. Beautifully illustrated, the "story" seems to draw you in. "Polar Slumber" is a highly recommended book for anyone who wants something to "read" that is sure to spark conversations, opinions, and imaginations.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful dreams, November 24, 2004

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Rebecca Brown "rebeccasreads" (Clallam Bay, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polar Slumber/Sueno polar (Bilingual) (Hardcover)

With not one word, Dennis Rockhill fills your mind with awesome, gentle images of a little girl's dreams after a day building Polar Bears out of deep Winter snow in her backyard with her family.

Rebeccasreads highly recommends POLAR SLUMBERS is a gift that brings a thousands words and dreams.

Outstanding!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Virtually unique as a completely wordless picturebook, August 15, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Polar Slumber/Sueno polar (Bilingual) (Hardcover)

Dennis Rockhill's Polar Slumber/Seuno polar is virtually unique as a completely wordless picturebook that tells the wonderfully entertaining story of a sleepy little girl, a backyard snow bear, and a dreaming fantasy of a journey together through frozen landscapes and exotic creatures. All of which fade away with the coming of morning. The artwork is of museum quality and the imaginative and magical story is utterly charming. Polar Slumber/Seuno polar is very highly recommended, especially for children preschool through first grade!