Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors (Hardcover)

By Joyce Sidman, Pamela Zagarenski (Illustrator)
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Description


Winner of a 2010 Caldecott Honor!
With original and spot-on perceptions, Joyce Sidman brings the colors of the seasons to life in a fresh light, combining the senses of sight, sound, smell and taste. Illustrator Pam Zagarenski's interpretations go byeond the concrete, allowing us to not just see color, but feel it. “It’s wonderfully strange to read of colors with sounds, smells and tastes.” —New York Times Book Review “A charming inspiration to notice colors and correlate emotions.”  —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “This book has a freshness and visual impact all its own, and it will  inspire a rainbow  of uses.”  —The Bulletin, starred review “Sustaining the playfulness of  the text and its sense of awe, mystery, and beauty, the illustrations contribute gracefully to the celebration.”  —Horn Book, starred review “As the title implies, the colors that surprise on every page, do sing.” —Booklist, starred review

About the Author


Joyce Sidman lives in Wayzata, Minnesota. www.joycesidman.com  

Praise for Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors…


A 2010 Caldecott Honor Book "It's wonderfully strange to read of colors with sounds, smells and tastes."--New York Times Book Review

"A charming inspiration to notice colors and correlate emotions"--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"This book has a freshness and visual impact all its own, and it will inspire a rainbow of uses."--The Bulletin, starred review

"Sustaining the playfulness of the text and its sense of awe, mystery, and beauty, the illustrations contribute gracefully to the celebration."--Horn Book, starred review

"As the title implies, the colors that surprise on every page, do sing."--Booklist, starred review

Product Details ISBN-10: 0547014945
ISBN-13: 9780547014944
Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 04/01/2009
Pages: 32
Language: English
Recommended Reading Level Minimum Age: 5
Maximum Age: 8
Minimum Grade Level: Kindergarten
Maximum Grade Level: 3rd Grade