| Las Duchas En El Desierto (Desert Baths) Contributor(s): Pattison, Darcy (Author), Rietz, Kathleen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1628554231 ISBN-13: 9781628554236 Publisher: Arbordale Publishing OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - Environment |
| Dewey: 591.754 |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Physical Information: 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Observa en este libro al zopilote deleitarse con el sol de la ma ana, el correcaminos hace una nube de polvo, el jabal se revuelca, y el gato mont s le da a su cr a una lamida con su lengua spera. Mientras el sol atraviesa el cielo, aprende c mo doce diferentes animales del desierto enfrentan las dificultades para mantenerse limpios en un lugar seco y rido. Explora el h bitat del desierto a trav s de sus animales y sus h bitos de higiene. Redactado en una prosa l rica, esta historia es una celebraci n a las tierras del desierto del Suroeste Americano. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pattison, Darcy: - Darcy Pattison is published in eight languages. Recent titles include two nature books for Arbordale, Prairie Storms and Desert Baths (August, 2012). Other recent titles include Wisdom: The Midway Albatross and 11 Ways to Ruin a Photograph. She also authored the ebook, How to Write a Children's Book and the teacher resource book, Paper Lightning: Prewriting Activities to Spark Creativity and Help Students Write Effectively (Prufrock Press). Darcy is the 2007 recipient of the Arkansas Governor's Arts Award, Individual Artist Award for her work in children's literature. As a writing teacher, Darcy is in demand nationwide to teach her Novel Revision Retreat. She is currently the Co-Chair of the Children's Program for the Arkansas Literary Festival. For more information about Darcy, visit her website: http: //www.darcypattison.com/Rietz, Kathleen: - A lifelong artist and lover of nature, Kathleen Rietz was drawing and painting before she learned to write her name. Originally from Peoria, IL, Kathleen received her formal training from the American Academy of Art in Chicago, IL. In addition to illustrating Desert Baths, The Tree That Bear Climbed, Prairie Storms, and Champ's Story: Dogs Get Cancer Too! for Arbordale, Kathleen's other books include Conce Tu Parque, Little Black Ant on Park Street, The ABC's of Yoga for Kids, and Prayers for Children. She taught art to children and adults at the Community School of the Arts at historic Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL, and through a local home school program in her community. For more information about Kathleen, visit her website: http: //www.kathleenrietz.com/ |