Background and Description
The parent to this book, America: My Land, Your Land, Our Land, came out in 1997 in hardcover, in English, with illustrations by fourteen artists of color. It was a unique book idea, but in hardcover it was not hitting the right audience so the publisher redid the book in 2001 as a bilingual - English/Spanish - board book for the toddler crowd. Wow! What a great idea. Because the book is a real hit with parents, teachers, and caregivers of young children who want to introduce their young charges to a second language and to some basic concepts of American culture.
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Honors and Awards
Finalist, Best Illustrations of the Year, Society of Illustrators
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Reviews
Youngsters can celebrate differences, read Spanish, and learn opposites in America: A Book of Opposites/Un Libro de Contrarios by W. Nikola-Lisa, with 10 different illustrators. Each double-page spread, representing a different "land" in the United States, illustrates a pair of opposites in both English and Spanish. For example, a boy makes a path of footprints on a beach in Hawaii between the words "Hot Land/Tierra cálida." On the opposite page, a girl builds a snowman in Alaska between the words, "Cold Land/Tierra fríja." Publishers Weekly
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Ordering Information
Title: America: A Book of Opposites
Un Libro de Contrarios
Author: W. Nikola-Lisa
Illustrator: Ten Artists of Color
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Release Date: May 2001
Genre: Fiction
Age Levela: Birth to 4 years
Page Count: 24
available in the following formats:
ISBN: 978-1-58430-028-1 (board book)
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For institutional orders I recommend that you order directly from Lee & Low Books. They'll fulfill your order in a reasonable amount of time and you'll receive a discount as a classroom teacher, school, or library. Call them at 888-320-3190 (opt #3) or click here to go to their ordering page.
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