Opposites

by Mélanie Watt

Youngsters are endlessly fascinated by animals, so what better way to teach them about the basic concepts. Opposites are creatively illustrated with polar animals in this board book from the Learning with Animals series -- perfect for little hands.

Genres: Animals

Board Book

First published January 10, 2003

About the author

It was in a design class taught by Michèle Lemieux at the University of Quebec in Montreal that author and illustrator Mélanie Watt created her first picture book, Leon the Chameleon, which was later published by Kids Can Press. Watt went on to create several more books, including the Learning with Animals collection and Augustine, which was named an ALA Notable Children's Book. Watt has also illustrated Where Does a Tiger-Heron Spend the Night? and Bearcub and Mama, which won the 2006 IRA Teachers' Choices Project.

Mélanie's best known book Scaredy Squirrel, has won many awards including the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award for Children's Picture Book and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award. The release of Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend, was met with enthusiastic reviews and incredible sales, confirming the arrival of kid lit's newest superstar.

Chester,Chester's Back! and Chester's Masterpiece are about a megalomaniac cat who is every bit the antithesis to Scaredy. Chester has already become a bestseller and shows the breadth and creativity of Mélanie Watt.

Scaredy returns to take a few more tentative steps out of his comfort zone in Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach and Scaredy Squirrel at Night. Mélanie has often noted how the Scaredy Squirrel books helped her work out her own insecurities and fears, as the success of these titles has required her to venture out into the unknown, and like Scaredy she has found the experience truly uplifting.

Mélanie currently resides near Montreal, Quebec.

~From http://www.kidscanpress.com/creators/...

Reviews

[Clover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple, beautiful illustrations and a nice collection of polar animals used to illustrate the pairs of opposite words. Delightful to read with my young kids.

[Lisa Vegan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve been reading board books looking for gift ideas, including four books by this author-illustrator, and this was my favorite of the four.

The illustrations are really lovely, and they’re very educational and not at all boring. I love how At the North Pole… and At the South Pole… start things off, with animals that belong there crowding into each pole. There are many beautiful picture of animals and the opposite words are clear and useful to know. As with the other books, there are two pages at the end that summarize all the book’s content.

[Robin Raines-Bond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great arctic animal pictures for a fun board book.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fans of Chester, Scardy Squirrel know you have to start somewhere. These board books is where Melanie Started! They are colorful and educational board books with great pictures!