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48 pp.
| Peachtree |
August, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-1-56145-832-5$16.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
John Sill.
One simple sentence of text faces a detailed full-page painting of a feature (e.g., a narwhal, Antarctic hair grass) of a polar region, both Arctic and Antarctic. Each numbered plate corresponds to an afterword containing a paragraph about the feature and further information. Easily accessible initially, the information expands with the reader's skill; repeating labels would improve coordination of text and afterword. Websites. Bib., glos.