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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
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A lovely book found in my pigeon hole in my return to work - thank you, Sophie!
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I loved, loved, loved this sweet book! The art was adorable and the story was quick enough that my one year old loved it but well written enough that I truly enjoyed reading it to him.
Genial para los niños. Se centra en la historia que el artista contaba sobre su llegada a este planeta y su poderoso ojo. Me parece fantástico
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This has got to be one of my favourites from this little series. Bowie is on my top list of favourite people ever, so I was a little hesitant about how he'd be portrayed in here. But this was sweet and I really liked the art style.
David Bowie is an excellent and surprising singer to add to the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. A unique and enduring artist and fashion icon, Bowie has influenced generations with his example.
As in the other books in the series, Isabel Sanchez Vegara delivers a concise biography of the star appropriate for early readers while Ana Alberto’s illustrations capture Bowie’s wild style. As is fitting for a child of the sixties, the illustrations have a retro style evocative of the period.
The book praises his drive for success, his self-acceptance, and his ability to inspire others, leaving readers the message that being different should be celebrated. The references to outer space, aliens, and so forth combined with the inclusion of a cute alien on a few of the page spreads should be a fun theme for kids.
I do wish, however, that the book had been more specific in places. It names the friend (George) who hit him and gave him his signature eyes with two colors, but when his brother and the song “Space Oddity” are referenced, they are not specified. His wife, Iman, appears in a photograph but is not mentioned in the text by name or even referred to.
David Bowie adds to the diversity of profiles in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series and is a must for school and public and libraries as well as a wonderful addition to home libraries to teach children about an incredible artist and help develop empathy and acceptance.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books for providing an advance reading copy in exchange for an honest review.
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As in the other books in the series, Isabel Sanchez Vegara delivers a concise biography of the star appropriate for early readers while Ana Alberto’s illustrations capture Bowie’s wild style. As is fitting for a child of the sixties, the illustrations have a retro style evocative of the period.
The book praises his drive for success, his self-acceptance, and his ability to inspire others, leaving readers the message that being different should be celebrated. The references to outer space, aliens, and so forth combined with the inclusion of a cute alien on a few of the page spreads should be a fun theme for kids.
I do wish, however, that the book had been more specific in places. It names the friend (George) who hit him and gave him his signature eyes with two colors, but when his brother and the song “Space Oddity” are referenced, they are not specified. His wife, Iman, appears in a photograph but is not mentioned in the text by name or even referred to.
David Bowie adds to the diversity of profiles in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series and is a must for school and public and libraries as well as a wonderful addition to home libraries to teach children about an incredible artist and help develop empathy and acceptance.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books for providing an advance reading copy in exchange for an honest review.
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