On Earth

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title On Earth
Authors and Contributors      By (author) G. Brian Karas
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 294,Width 256
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780142410639
ClassificationsDewey:525
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Puffin
Publication Date 28 February 2008
Publication Country United States

Description

Perfect for Earth Day! Climb aboard a giant spaceship . . . the Earth! In glorious art, G. Brian Karas illuminates our Earth and its cycles and does a brilliant job of making the concepts of rotation and revolution understandable. As you travel, watch shadows disappear into night, and feel the sun on your face as winter turns into spring. All these amazing things happen because the Earth is constantly in motion, spinning and circling, gliding and tilting. As passengers of the Earth, our voyage never ends!

Author Biography

G. Brian Karas lives in Rhinebeck, New York.

Reviews

"Really quite glorious in his simplicity, Karas in word and picture effortlessly imparts understanding of time, calendars, seasons and growth in the rotation and revolution of planet earth. . . . The illustrations have texture and charm, but also whimsy and a light, supple touch, as they move in close to the children's faces or out to the whole solar system. Terrific." -Kirkus "A simple poetic text describes the Earth's daily and yearly cycles. . . . Karas's distinctive cartoon figures will be familiar to anyone who knows his work, and his colors are gorgeous, even down to the endpapers. . . . Outstanding." -School Library Journal "With the same large format and broad perspective used in his picture book Atlantic (2002), Karas now discusses the orbit, rotation, and tilt of planet Earth. . . . Many of the individual illustrations are quite striking and even beautiful, and Karas' child-friendly artwork loses none of its charm when seen in this large scale. Indeed, it seems even more original and appealing. . . . A good place to start small children thinking big." -Booklist "Written in succinct, poetic language, [On Earth] will capture children's imagination." -Children's Literature