The Great Big Green

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Just what exactly is the thing It is green great and gorgeous green, dark and dangerous green, real mean green And it s got green things broccoli and praying mantises, watermelons and waves of mountains It s green, green, green all over except where it s blue The Great Big Green is, of course, our earth Both a riddle and an ode to the earth, this ingenious picture book arrives just in time for Earth Day Perfect for budding environmentalists and lovers of poetry alike, this irresistible read aloud by Peggy Gifford is illustrated with an astonishing mix of collage and painting by Lisa Desimini Readers will revisit the gorgeous world over and over after the riddle s reveal to find the many green things hidden in each piece of art. Free Download Kindle ePUB The Great Big Green author Peggy Gifford – kino-fada.fr The Great Big Green is a riddle picture book about planet Earth It list several things which are green on the planet Life such as turtles, stink bugs, sea life and geckos Things such as green tornado sky, green socks, stop light, and food It does point out that Earth is not all green It is blue as well.The pictures in this book are collages The green insects, lizards, food and tiger s eyes are surrounded by green on colorful pages I got lost in the pictures a...Beautiful illustrations in this book about the lovely green things on planet earth.How many words can you think of that describe green Electric, lush, sparkling, glowing they re all here, and then some Exciting, hypnotic language that begs to be read aloud It has dark and dangerous greens greens you ve never seen greens ocean floor greens tornado sky greens tiger s eye greens describes some mysterious, ultra green object, an object so green that it incorporates the green of grapes, green moths, traffic lights, ocean waves, and a gaping Komodo dragon A boy and How many words can you think of that describe green Electric, lush, sparkling, glowing they re all here, and then some Exciting, hypnotic language that begs t...Although I don t like this picture book quite as much as Laura Vaccaro Seeger s Green, pairing them together would expand youngsters perceptions of the color green exponentially Although I relished all those greens moths, geckos, tiger s eyes, even a tornado sky green, and the astonishing illustrations, I found the solving of the mystery rather tiresome The illustrations, scanned artwork, fabric, and even skin, make the book visually interesting This book might serve as a good mentor text Although I don t like this picture book quite as much as Laur...1.5 starsAbsolutely love this book What s Great, Big, and Green So many things can be described by those three words This lovely book goes through all of the different types of green in our world.Peggy Gifford, author of the Moxy Maxwell series, turns to mixed media collages to provide clues to identify What is green In lush language and lavish shades of green splashed across every double paged spread, Gifford explores green flora and fauna, weather, environments, andThis would make a fine read aloud for Earth Day programs It also lends itself to discussions of the many shades tones of color encompassed by the term, green It would pair well with Green by Laura Vaccaro S Peggy Gifford, author of the Moxy Maxwell series, turns to mixed media col...This thing has got all things green Anaconda green, electric eel green, green iguanas in the sun green, rolling waves of grain green, eat your broccoli green All wrapped in one green ball and hung like an ornament in the sky Have you guessed what is this thing An artist s note explains the p...This book was fine, but nothing outstanding to me, personally Lots of green things listed, although I would have enjoyed ithad they left out things like green socks and other things that people produce that are green, and just left it at things that occur naturally in n...Summary The book describes lots of shades of green while describing a big green thing What is the big green thing You have to read to the end to find out Publication 2014Library Use This would be a great book to rea...

The Great Big Green
  • 26 September 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 32 pages
  • 1620916290
  • Peggy Gifford
  • The Great Big Green