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32 pp.
| Kids Can |
September, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-77138-678-4$16.99
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Illustrated by
Josée Bisaillon.
A flea awakened by midges takes a "leap!" into the path of a grasshopper, activating a series of jumps by a rabbit, dog, frog, etc. The flea reappears for the final leap then nestles back to sleep, bringing the poetic text full circle. The summery landscape and its animal denizens are depicted in the mixed-media illustrations with a liveliness that echoes the energy of the active-verb text.