Showing posts with label BOARD BOOK: A Zebra’s World. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BOARD BOOK: A Zebra’s World. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Project: ZEBRA ART with PAPER PLATES

Paper Plate Zebra Mask
On one of my recent school author visits, the room where I was presenting was decorated with charming zebra masks made from paper plates. The project had been inspired by my book A Zebra’s World. I could see that the children had looked carefully at my illustrations to make the zebra’s  markings. They used black construction paper for the nose and mouth and the mane. Stripes on the face were added with black marker. Ears were cut from tan paper and glued to the back of the plate. Googly eyes were added for the final effect. Every zebra was different, just as they are in the wild. This is a fun project to do with younger elementary school students.

A Zebra's World, based on the 2006 book with the same title but now with a shorter text and sturdier pages, brings the story of a zebra's first year to younger readers. Follow the black and white stripes of the young zebra as she grows up in Africa. A readable and lively text provides a close-up look at these black and white animals in this "anything but black and white" book. Cut paper illustrations help tell the tales of these amazing animals and the world in which they live.This picture book follows a baby zebra from birth on the grasslands of Africa through the first year of its life. 

Saturday, February 7, 2015

New BOARD BOOK: A Zebra’s World

A zebra is born under the hot African sun. She nuzzles under her mother and drinks some milk. Soon, the young zebra is eating grass and drinking water. She needs energy to run fast with the herd. With hooves pounding the hard ground, a herd of zebras takes off across the plain.

A Zebra’s World, now available as a board book for young readers, has just been published by Picture Window books. This new book, based on the 2006 book with the same title but now with a shorter text and sturdier pages, brings the story of a zebra's first year to younger readers. Follow the black and white stripes of the young zebra as she grows up in Africa.

A readable and lively text provides a close-up look at these black and white animals in this "anything but black and white" book. Cut paper illustrations help tell the tales of these amazing animals and the world in which they live. This picture book follows a baby zebra from birth on the grasslands of Africa through the first year of its life. It shows zebras in their natural home along with other animals that share their environment. The book can be read aloud to younger children or an older child can read it alone.

Author: Caroline Arnold
Illustrator: Caroline Arnold
Size:  8 x 8  •  Copyright: 2015  •  Publisher:  Picture Window Books  •  Pages:  20
Subjects: Primary Animals
Title ISBN: 9781479563555 (1479563552)  •  Price: $7.99
Guided Reading Level: L  •  Lexile Level: 660L
Accelerated Reader  •  AR Level: 3.5  •  AR Points: 0.5  •  AR Quiz Number: 103781

A Zebra’s World is in the series Caroline Arnold’s Black and White Animals.
Look for all four titles in this board book series:
A Polar Bear’s World  ISBN: 978-1-4795-6357-9
A Penguin’s World   ISBN 978-1-4795-6356-2
A Panda’s World  ISBN: 978-1-4795-6354-8
A Zebra’s World  ISBN:978-1-4795-6355-5