This Is The Oasis [Hardcover]

Miriam Moss (Author), Adrienne Kennaway (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 2005 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Have you ever wondered how anything survives in a hot desert climate? Visit the oasis - a green jewel in the Sahara - and see the birds, bugs, animals and people who both survive and thrive there.

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Kindergarten-Grade 2–A good depiction of a specific biome, told in a lyrical narrative. The African Sahara, the book states, was once a lush fertile land where giraffes and hippopotamuses roamed. The art, too, is often lush. The soft watercolors are especially fine in depicting the animals, while the landscapes, plants, and humans are more evocative than realistic. The large, clear format is perfect for group sharing. The illustrations, though nowhere near Peter Parnalls dynamic work in Byrd Baylors The Desert Is Theirs (S & S, 1975), serve the text well. The concluding two pages offer facts about the Sahara, its climate and inhabitants.–Marlene Johnson, Paradise Education Center, Surprise, AZ
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"A good depiction of a specific biome, told in a lyrical narrative. The African Sahara, the book states, was once a lush fertile land where giraffes and hippopotamuses roamed. The art, too, is often lush. The soft watercolors are especially fine in depicting the animals, while the landscapes, plants, and humans are more evocative than realistic. The large, clear format is perfect for group sharing. The illustrations...serve the text well. The concluding two pages offer facts about the Sahara, its climate and inhabitants." --- School Library Journal

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Kane/Miller Book Pub (September 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 192913276X
• ISBN-13: 978-1929132768
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,815,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars More art than meets the eye, June 20, 2006

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This review is from: This Is The Oasis (Hardcover)

I consider the non-narrative style to be a kind of tone-poem, the language flows so nicely. The information contained in the book is factual, and a simple outline of the main features of an oasis (not as rare a phenomenon as the vast stretches of sand might lead one to believe). The art is lush, mainly in subdued tones, suggesting a fondness for the subject matter. My own illustrations for "Puppyfish" and its sequel "Puppy Goes to Lambergarten" are more typical of the strong colors usually used for this young age group (even though my books are aimed at older readers). That in itself (the soft colors) is almost reason enough to share this with a classroom of primary grade kids.

There was a production quality issue with the copy I received. Covers and endpapers were both wrinkled, not properly glued and installed. (Hardcover)