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Ernst, Lisa Campbell

How Things Work in the Yard

40 pp. | Blue Apple | May, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-60905-009-2 $14.99
(4) K-3 Ernst supplies very brief explanations of how various backyard items "work"; she also incorporates some humor (e.g., in the section titled "How Does a Ball Work?" we're reminded that cheese balls aren't for kicking). The conceit is better suited to some of the subjects (sprinkler, dandelion, wagon wheel) than to others (bird, rock). Cut-paper illustrations are cleanly composed and eye pleasing.
Reviewer: Pearl Higgins

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