{"product_id":"nothing-like-a-puffin-isbn-9781536218084","title":"Nothing Like a Puffin","description":"\u003cb\u003eThere's nothing like this book! Bold, charming artwork enlivens a fun and clever game of compare-and-contrast for curious kids and puffin lovers alike.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA puffin is an amazing creature. It's completely unique and one-of-akind. A ladder is nothing like a puffin. A house is nothing like a puffin. A newspaper is nothing like a puffin. . . . But wait! Who would have guessed? Could these things be more alike than you think? Young children will love following this mischievous puffin in an entertaining exercise in creative classification— and are guaranteed to start looking at everyday things in a whole new way.Several essential facts about puffins emerge from this engaging, cheerful and astonishingly simple taxonomic exercise, filled with humor and a dynamic conversational style both visual and textual...What makes two things alike and what makes them different-what, indeed, confers individuality and the quality of being uniquely amazing-is exuberantly celebrated in a puffin-affectionate package.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA playful exploration of unexpected comparisons with twists that will have readers reconsidering the ways in which disparate things can be surprisingly similar.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA bit of humor, visual hints, opportunities for inference, and motion-inspired  figures pull readers from page to page.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKids will easily pick up the game; be prepared to read this one again and again.\u003cbr\u003e—The Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA charming debut picture book… The  simple text is likely to draw children  in with its conversational tone as well  as its cliffhanger page-turns… A fun, thought-provoking look at  how we classify the world around  us.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist\u003cb\u003eSue Soltis\u003c\/b\u003e is a published poet. About \u003ci\u003eNothing Like a Puffin, \u003c\/i\u003eher first picture book, she says, “Writing this book was a great exercise in logic. Plus I loved thinking about puffins, with their bright beaks and neat dives. Someday, I hope to see one fly!” Sue Soltis lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Kolar\u003c\/b\u003e is the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eBig Kicks. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has illustrated many other books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eAlphaOops! The Day Z Went First \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAlphaOops! H Is for Halloween, \u003c\/i\u003eboth by Alethea Kontis. Bob Kolar lives in Missouri.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302769152229,"sku":"NP9781536218084","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536218084.jpg?v=1767733926","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/nothing-like-a-puffin-isbn-9781536218084","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}