Garcia & Colette Go Exploring

Illustrated by Andrew Joyner
Ebook
0"W x 0"H x 0"D  
On sale Jun 06, 2017 | 32 Pages | 978-1-101-99683-6
| Up to Kindergarten
Reading Level: Lexile 570L
Exploring outer space and the ocean is exciting, but what if you left something very important at home?

Best friends Garcia and Colette are eager to go exploring, only they can’t agree on where to go. Garcia loves everything about space (Stars! Planets!)­ and Colette is obsessed with the sea (Waves! Fish!).

Staying home is not an option, so they each get busy. Garcia builds a rocket ship that’s snazzy and silver. Colette’s shiny submarine is perfect for deep-sea dives. And they wish each other well on their travels.

It turns out the Milky Way really is amazing and the ocean floor is truly spectacular, but Garcia and Colette both realize they left something very important back home.

Exploring your favorite place can be terrific, but maybe the company is more important than the destination.
© Jen Skipper
Hannah Barnaby has worked as a children's book editor, a bookseller, and a teacher of writing for children and young adults. She holds an MA in children's literature from Simmons College and an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College. Her first novel, Wonder Show, was a William C. Morris nominee. Hannah lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her family. View titles by Hannah Barnaby
ANDREW JOYNER is the illustrator and author of numerous children's books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Dr. Seuss's The Horse Museum, The Pink Hat, Stand Up! Speak Up!, The Hair Book by Graham Tether, Duck and Hippo in the Rainstorm by Jonathan London, and The Terrible Plop by Ursula Dubosarsky. He also wrote and illustrated the Boris chapter book series about an adventure-seeking warthog. His books are now published in more than twenty-five countries. He lives with his wife and children on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. Visit him on the Web at andrewjoyner.com.au. View titles by Andrew Joyner
★ "[T]he full-speed-ahead enthusiasm of Garcia and Colette is infectious. Telling one story well is enough of a challenge, but this book perfectly balances two stories and the characters within them, adding up to more than the sum."—Kirkus, starred review

"[Garcia & Colette Go Exploring is] full of whimsical, witty illustrations and features several lesson ideas that cover concepts such as adjectives, vocabulary, compare and contrast, biomes, friendship, compromise, and counting backwards from ten."—School Library Connection

"Barnaby has penned an entertaining picture book celebrating creative play and togetherness."—School Library Journal

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Exploring outer space and the ocean is exciting, but what if you left something very important at home?

Best friends Garcia and Colette are eager to go exploring, only they can’t agree on where to go. Garcia loves everything about space (Stars! Planets!)­ and Colette is obsessed with the sea (Waves! Fish!).

Staying home is not an option, so they each get busy. Garcia builds a rocket ship that’s snazzy and silver. Colette’s shiny submarine is perfect for deep-sea dives. And they wish each other well on their travels.

It turns out the Milky Way really is amazing and the ocean floor is truly spectacular, but Garcia and Colette both realize they left something very important back home.

Exploring your favorite place can be terrific, but maybe the company is more important than the destination.

Author

© Jen Skipper
Hannah Barnaby has worked as a children's book editor, a bookseller, and a teacher of writing for children and young adults. She holds an MA in children's literature from Simmons College and an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College. Her first novel, Wonder Show, was a William C. Morris nominee. Hannah lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her family. View titles by Hannah Barnaby
ANDREW JOYNER is the illustrator and author of numerous children's books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Dr. Seuss's The Horse Museum, The Pink Hat, Stand Up! Speak Up!, The Hair Book by Graham Tether, Duck and Hippo in the Rainstorm by Jonathan London, and The Terrible Plop by Ursula Dubosarsky. He also wrote and illustrated the Boris chapter book series about an adventure-seeking warthog. His books are now published in more than twenty-five countries. He lives with his wife and children on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. Visit him on the Web at andrewjoyner.com.au. View titles by Andrew Joyner

Praise

★ "[T]he full-speed-ahead enthusiasm of Garcia and Colette is infectious. Telling one story well is enough of a challenge, but this book perfectly balances two stories and the characters within them, adding up to more than the sum."—Kirkus, starred review

"[Garcia & Colette Go Exploring is] full of whimsical, witty illustrations and features several lesson ideas that cover concepts such as adjectives, vocabulary, compare and contrast, biomes, friendship, compromise, and counting backwards from ten."—School Library Connection

"Barnaby has penned an entertaining picture book celebrating creative play and togetherness."—School Library Journal

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