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    The Opposite Zoo

    Author Il Sung Na
    Ebook
    RH Childrens Books | Knopf Books for Young Readers
    On sale Mar 08, 2016 | 24 Pages | 9780553511291
    Up to Kindergarten
    Reading Level: Lexile AD360L | Fountas & Pinnell G
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    From the creator of A Book of Sleep and A Book of Babies comes a beautiful new book of animals—and opposites!
     
    The sky is dark and the Opposite Zoo is CLOSED. But the monkey's cage is OPEN! Time to explore. . .
     
    Follow the monkey as he visits all the animals in the zoo: fast and slow, big and small, noisy and quiet, soft and prickly! Filled with energetic illustrations, friendly animals, and a clear, simple text—all wrapped up in a gorgeous package—The Opposite Zoo is a fun and lively introduction to animals and opposites for the youngest picture-book audience.


    "Na brings fresh energy to the familiar. With a coloring style that feels as if someone took a firecracker to a box of crayons, Na makes turtle shells as dynamic as a peacock’s plumage." --The New York Times Book Review
    Il Sung Na is the author-illustrator of many books for children, including A Book of Sleep; Bird, Balloon, Bear; That's My Carrot, and A Book of Babies, all of which received at least one starred review. The New York Times has praised that Il Sung "brings fresh energy to the familiar." Originally from South Korea, Il Sung studied illustration at Kingston University in London, and now lives in Kansas City with his wife, where he spends time teaching illustration courses at the Kansas City Art Institute. View titles by Il Sung Na
    • AWARD | 2016
      Amazon Best of the Month
    The New York Times Book Review
    "Na brings fresh energy to the familiar. With a coloring style that feels as if someone took a firecracker to a box of crayons, Na makes turtle shells as dynamic as a peacock’s plumage."

    Shelf Awareness
    “A dazzling concept book for preschoolers. . . . Two monkey thumbs up.”
     
    Mashable
    “In his new book The Opposite Zoo, artist and children's book writer Il Sung Na delivers a beautiful lesson in contrast and contradictions.”
     
    Kirkus Reviews
    “A beautiful treatment of a familiar subject that repays close looking again and again.”
     
    School Library Journal
    “Na’s winsome illustrations make this title a delightful take on animal opposites.”
     
    Booklist
    “This picture book will be visually appealing to both adults and children, and it’s a welcome addition to a genre that, for many parents, can often be opposite of interesting.”

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    From the creator of A Book of Sleep and A Book of Babies comes a beautiful new book of animals—and opposites!
     
    The sky is dark and the Opposite Zoo is CLOSED. But the monkey's cage is OPEN! Time to explore. . .
     
    Follow the monkey as he visits all the animals in the zoo: fast and slow, big and small, noisy and quiet, soft and prickly! Filled with energetic illustrations, friendly animals, and a clear, simple text—all wrapped up in a gorgeous package—The Opposite Zoo is a fun and lively introduction to animals and opposites for the youngest picture-book audience.


    "Na brings fresh energy to the familiar. With a coloring style that feels as if someone took a firecracker to a box of crayons, Na makes turtle shells as dynamic as a peacock’s plumage." --The New York Times Book Review

    Author

    Il Sung Na is the author-illustrator of many books for children, including A Book of Sleep; Bird, Balloon, Bear; That's My Carrot, and A Book of Babies, all of which received at least one starred review. The New York Times has praised that Il Sung "brings fresh energy to the familiar." Originally from South Korea, Il Sung studied illustration at Kingston University in London, and now lives in Kansas City with his wife, where he spends time teaching illustration courses at the Kansas City Art Institute. View titles by Il Sung Na

    Awards

    • AWARD | 2016
      Amazon Best of the Month

    Praise

    The New York Times Book Review
    "Na brings fresh energy to the familiar. With a coloring style that feels as if someone took a firecracker to a box of crayons, Na makes turtle shells as dynamic as a peacock’s plumage."

    Shelf Awareness
    “A dazzling concept book for preschoolers. . . . Two monkey thumbs up.”
     
    Mashable
    “In his new book The Opposite Zoo, artist and children's book writer Il Sung Na delivers a beautiful lesson in contrast and contradictions.”
     
    Kirkus Reviews
    “A beautiful treatment of a familiar subject that repays close looking again and again.”
     
    School Library Journal
    “Na’s winsome illustrations make this title a delightful take on animal opposites.”
     
    Booklist
    “This picture book will be visually appealing to both adults and children, and it’s a welcome addition to a genre that, for many parents, can often be opposite of interesting.”

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