{"product_id":"ten-animals-in-antarctica-isbn-9781623542320","title":"Ten Animals in Antarctica","description":"\u003cb\u003eAntarctica is home to some amazing and unique animals. How many can you count?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's time to meet ten land and sea animals that live in Antarctica! From sailing leopard seals to haunting icefish, young readers will love discovering the many unique animals of our chilliest continent in this beautiful, rhyming counting book.♦ This spare counting book is set in Antarctica’s extreme landscape.\u003cbr\u003e Antarctica,  home to “icy deserts, mountain ranges, and volcanoes,” also hosts  “amazing and unique animals,” 10 of which are explored in the text and  backmatter of this simple picture book. Familiar animals such as emperor  penguins and orcas are pictured in their habitats, as are less-familiar  creatures such as Antarctic krill and blackfin ice fish. Collage-style  illustrations place clean, colorful shapes against textured backgrounds  to show the animals on the icy plains, “surveying the frosty floes” or  “drifting with the turning tide.” The text, set in a large, clear  typeface, makes lovely use of language, distilling the animals’ traits,  habits, and settings into single, punchy lines full of alliteration,  rhythm, and poignant description. Each spread includes the relevant  numeral in a large display type and features one species, with the  individual creatures large and easy to see and count. Young children  will enjoy practicing their counting skills while learning more about an  area of the world that captures the imagination. Backmatter offers  further information about Antarctica, including its (several!) poles,  and about each animal mentioned in the book at a higher reading level  that will require interpretation for the target audience. \u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly executed. \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStriking cut-paper-collage illustrations of some of the hardy creatures  that live in Antarctica are the standouts in this one-to-ten counting  book. One leopard seal, two emperor penguins, three elephant seals, and  more pop off striking blue-and-white backgrounds of icebergs and ocean  waves. With seven flying squid, the scene shifts, plunging viewers into  water that gets deeper and darker while Antarctic krill drift along and  blackfin icefish swim by in the depths. Paper collage gives texture and  depth to the limited color palette. Court's buoyant text uses a  repeating pattern of internal rhyme and alliteration. That language  pattern sometimes leads to winsome wordplay (\"three lumbersome,  cumbersome southern elephant seals\") but does sometimes fall flat (\"ten  crimson, vermilion sea stars creeping about on twinkle toes\"). Back  matter introduces viewers to the animals' harsh habitat, where the  average temperature in winter is –81 degrees Fahrenheit and winds can  reach two hundred miles an hour. The three Antarctic poles (ceremonial,  geographic, and magnetic) are also introduced, and additional  information is given for each of the ten animals counted.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Guide\u003c\/i\u003eMoira Court is an artist and illustrator and works in printmaking and collaging. Her work is inspired by nature, conservation, folklore, and folk art. She has never been to Antarctica but hopes to go one day. Moira grew up in England and now lives in Perth with her husband and daughter.","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300282618085,"sku":"NP9781623542320","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781623542320.jpg?v=1767737890","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ten-animals-in-antarctica-isbn-9781623542320","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}