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Tolman, Marije, Illustrator

Jumping Penguins

56 pp. | Lemniscaat | October, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-935954-32-3 $19.95
(3) K-3 With Jesse Goossens. Tolman's distinctive art, saturated with bright colors, provides whimsical interpretations of the unusual facts she's collected about various animals: a caterpillar competes in the shot put ("caterpillars can throw their poop extremely well"); a polar bear paints an abstract self-portrait ("A polar bear is left-handed, as are most artists"). The facts are insubstantial, but it's amusing stuff, packaged beautifully. Ind.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

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