What Am I

(Hardback)

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What Am I is an absorbing guessing game for very young children. Large, simple text offers clues to riddles on each double-page spread. Whimsical illustrations contain correct answers along with several false leads. Little ones will enjoy using their powers of deduction before flipping the page to see if they have guessed correctly. What Am I is sure to sharpen observation skills, while imparting facts about familiar objects found in everyday experiences. Here is a bright, bold picture book that will call clever little readers back time and time again.

Reviews

Praise for 97 Orchard Street

"Chock-full of the simple details of everyday life as well as larger tales of human joy and suffering, this volume presents an intriguing window into urban tenements just before and after the turn of the century."
-- School Library Journal

"[A] slim, delightful volume.... Kudos."
-- Kliatt

Praise for Amazing Grace

"An absorbing account of John Newton's life ... artistic and dramatic in both text and illustration."
-- School Library Journal

Author Bio

Linda Granfield is the award-winning author of nearly thirty nonfiction titles for young readers. Granfield's writing brings history to life with such works as In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae, High Flight: A Story of World War II, and the acclaimed Amazing Grace: The Story of the Hymn. Linda Granfield grew up in a big family north of Boston, Massachusetts, and now makes her home in Toronto.

Jennifer Herbert is noted for her keen sense of color and design. Her talent has been sought after by industries such as advertising, publishing, film, and fine art. Her lyrical paintings created for publications throughout North America are exhibited in various art galleries. Born in Bennington, Vermont, Jennifer now works out of Toronto.