Summary
A picture book from an award-winning artist that uses vibrant reds and blues to stunningly evoke the intensity of a heatwave and the refreshing relief that comes with an unexpected downpour of a cooling rain.
A NPR Best Book of the Year. A Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and Horn Book Best Book of the Year.
Sweltering. Sweating. It’s 100 degrees… even in the shade. Games are canceled, temperatures reach record highs. The sun is hot. Finally, a wind picks up. One rain d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593645949 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593645944 |
| Author: | Lauren Redniss |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 18 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 254mm |
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Critics Review
★ “Intense summertime heat never looked this good.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ “An honest narrative of and for today, brilliantly told.” —The Horn Book, starred review
★ “Dazzlingly original.” —School Library Journal, starred review
“Redniss eschews hard climate-change-related information in this spare work that aptly depicts the sensory experience of living amid one hot, hot planet’s various cycles.” —Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Lauren Redniss
Lauren Redniss is an author, an artist, and a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.” Her previous books for adults include Radioactive, a finalist for the National Book Award, and Thunder & Lightning, winner of the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. The New York Times called her book “astonishing” and “virtuosic.” Time Capsule was her first book for children.
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