{"product_id":"ergo-isbn-9781536217803","title":"Ergo","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe creative team behind \u003ci\u003eI Am Henry Finch \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a picture book Plato for little ones, as Ergo the chick, from inside her egg, contemplates the world—and her place in it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErgo wakes up and sets off to explore the world. The first things she discovers are her toes. \u003ci\u003eWiggle, wiggle. \u003c\/i\u003eThen she finds her wings. \u003ci\u003eFlap, flap. \u003c\/i\u003eThen her beak. And her legs. She has discovered everything! \u003ci\u003eI am the world and the world is me,\u003c\/i\u003e she thinks. Until she considers the wall around her. Is that part of her, too? And is that noise from beyond the wall . . . \u003ci\u003esomething\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eelse\u003c\/i\u003e? At once humorous and inspirational, this lighthearted foray by Alexis Deacon and Viviane Schwarz is for dreamers and philosophers, the foolish and the enlightened—a picture book experience told with simplicity and style.This is simultaneously a sweet story of a beginning and a sly exploration of epistemology (Ergo’s name works nicely as a Cartesian reference as well as an egg-sounding term), with an additional message about the value of breaking past isolation to connect. Schwarz’s simple, fluid line and watercolor illustrations get a lot of mileage out of Ergo’s wide, wondering eyes, and the palette stealthily begins to add tones on top of the basic yellow and black as Ergo grasps more about the world. Kids of different ages will appreciate this at different levels, but they’ll all be prompted to think more about how they know what they know.\u003cbr\u003e—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow for a picture book to truly work it must be a collaboration between the story\/text and the art. Mr. Deacon’s text is fantastic. Ms. Schwarz’s art, however, elevates it.\u003cbr\u003e—A Fuse #8 Production\u003cb\u003eAlexis Deacon \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eI Am Henry Finch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Place to Call Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCheese Belongs to You!\u003c\/i\u003e, all illustrated by Viviane Schwarz. He is also an acclaimed illustrator: \u003ci\u003eBeegu \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJitterbug Jam\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eboth of which he illustrated, were named \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Illustrated Books of the Year. Alexis Deacon lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eViviane Schwarz \u003c\/b\u003eis the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eI Am Henry Finch\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e A Place to Call Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCheese Belongs to Me\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eall by Alexis Deacon. She is also the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThere Are Cats in This Book \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThere Are No Cats in This Book\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal, as well as \u003ci\u003eIs There a Dog in This Book?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Find Gold\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e How to Be on the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the Tiny Cat books. She lives in London.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300376531173,"sku":"NP9781536217803","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536217803.jpg?v=1767726335","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/ergo-isbn-9781536217803","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}