Author and Illustrator: Erik Brooks
Publisher: Two Lions (September 1, 2010)
Format: Hardcover; Pgs 30
Genre: Children's
Source: Amazon Publishing
Ages: Read aloud - 4+; Self reader 6 - 8
I admit it, back in elementary school, I was that kid who could not keep Arctic and Antarctic straight. Therefore, I was looking for a book that would help to explain, in pictures, an easy way to keep it straight. Some children need a visual to set ideas. Unfortunately, this is not that type of book.
Erik Brooks uses the term polar opposites to show personality and trait opposites.
Alex might be a big polar from the Arctic and Zina a tiny penguin from Antarctic, but what makes them individuals has nothing to do with them being the polar opposites that I was looking for.
What Mr. Brooks is trying to show, is that no matter where you come from, no matter how neat or messy or loud or quiet, there is a way to meet in the middle and become friends.
If you are looking for a “can’t we all just get along” type of book, this is would be it. If you are looking for a visual type of book that explains the differences between the two poles, this will not fit the bill.
Erik Brooks uses the term polar opposites to show personality and trait opposites.
Alex might be a big polar from the Arctic and Zina a tiny penguin from Antarctic, but what makes them individuals has nothing to do with them being the polar opposites that I was looking for.
What Mr. Brooks is trying to show, is that no matter where you come from, no matter how neat or messy or loud or quiet, there is a way to meet in the middle and become friends.
If you are looking for a “can’t we all just get along” type of book, this is would be it. If you are looking for a visual type of book that explains the differences between the two poles, this will not fit the bill.
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