Tap the magic tree
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062274458
- ISBN: 0062274457
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Physical Description:
unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2013.
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Subject: | Seasons Fiction Trees Fiction Apples Fiction |
Genre: | Stories in rhyme. |
Available copies
- 1 of 4 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | E MATHE C (Text) | 33126017414321 | Easy | Checked out | 04/10/2024 |
Erlanger Branch | E MATHE C (Text) | 33126017414347 | Easy | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | E MATHE C (Text) | 33126019851835 | JBreakout Collection 1 | Checked out | 03/30/2024 |
Independence Branch | E MATHE C (Text) | 33126025914742 | Easy | Checked out | 04/11/2024 |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2013 August
PreS-KâThe conceit of this clever picture book is that the changing seasons occur as if by magic. Readers are shown a bare brown tree and are implored to, "Tap it once. Turn the page to see." As they do, green leaves appear. Next, they are told to "Rub the tree to make it warm." That results in pale pink buds, which then form beautiful blossoms and a jiggle makes them fall to the ground. Darker leaves mingle with robust red apples, and then leaves turn color, drift away, and snow falls all around. Finally, the tree finds a new purpose as a home for a baby bird. Each change receives its own spread, and a page turn reveals another alteration to the tree's appearance. A few words on each spread keep the emphasis on readers' perceived control over the climate; a call to participation encourages audience involvement. "Pat the leaves-be gentle, please. Aha! Now blow a whooshing breeze." Spare backgrounds maintain the focus on the tree; its thick, supportive trunk remains the solid recurring note in each stark scene. Textured collages add immediacy to each spread. A natural rhythm is maintained through rolling rhymes. The subtle shifts of the seasons capture a tree that is simply a treasure to behold.âMeg Smith, Cumberland County Public Library, Fayetteville, NC
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