Lizard Sees the World - Hardcover

Kindergarten-Grade 3. Lizard is off to see the whole world. Along the way, the animals he meets tell him what they think he will find: Trout explains that the world is "wet and bubbly" and full of currents, while Hummingbird informs him that it is "breezes and gusts." All seem content in their small view except for Lizard. He climbs to where the earth meets the sky (the top of a canyon, although he doesn't know this) to discover that it is not the top of the world, as he'd imagined, but only the beginning of it. The oil paintings, in desert yellows and green set against a blue sky, feature realistic animals with a comic touch and give a nice sense of scale and perspective. Varying from double-page spreads to single-page pictures facing text and spot illustrations on white, the layout is effective to the movement of the story. The text is spare and has the rhythm and feeling of a traditional tale. A good choice for reading aloud.?Nina Lindsay, Vista School, Albany, CA
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"The oil paintings, in desert yellows and green set against a blue sky, feature realistic animals with a comic touch and give a nice sense of scale and perspective. . . . The text is spare and has the rhythm and feeling of a traditional tale. A good choice for reading aloud." -- Review