![]() "Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro. (Sept.)Ĭopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. After this visual feast, young nature lovers are sure to look with fresh eyes as they walk through the woods. Endpapers serve as a labeled field guide to leaf varieties and an author's note expresses Ehlert's passion for her subject, and describes her art technique. And, in the type of clever book design for which Ehlert is known, the pages are die-cut and/or patchworked at the top to create a rolling, flowing effect throughout. The boldly colored background papers, of varying texture, make the leaves pop. Fiery maple, brown mottled catalpa and bright yellow ginko leaves take the shape of various animals and objects on each spread. All the while, Ehlert sparks her foliage flight of fancy with her snazzy leaf collages. past the spotted cows," and punctuates the lyrical text with an occasional refrain ( " a Leaf Man's got to go where the wind blows"). ![]() "He left no travel plans." From that breezy beginning, the narrator imagines the different flight patterns the Leaf Man may have followed "past the chickens, toward the marsh. You’ll need big ones and littles ones We’ll also need paper, liquid glue and something for eyes. Go outside, have some fun and pick up a bunch of leaves. Check it out at the library, or click this link for a read aloud version. A narrator recalls the Leaf Man that used to live nearby but recently blew away with the wind. Start by reading Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert. ![]() ![]() Ehlert ( Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf) returns to one of her favorite themes-the rainbow beauty of autumn leaves-for this refreshing riff on leaf peeping and collecting. ![]()
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