Thunder Rose - Hardcover
Thunder Rose vows to grow up to be more than just big and strong, thank you very kindly--and boy, does she ever! But when a whirling storm on a riotous rampage threatens, has Rose finally met her match?
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Review:
"Kadir Nelson's illustrations...are terrific. Rose is just the right combination of tough little girl and superhero."
"Throughout, [Thunder Rose] shows a reflective bent that give her more dimension than most tall-tale heroes: a doff of the Stetson to her and her creators."
-Kirkus Rreviews (starred review)
"Kadir Nelson's illustrations of Rose's family, thrilled and loving as any first parents but more than a little bedazzled by this neonate, are terrific. Rose is just the right combination of tough little girl and superhero. Welcome to the tall-tale club, Rose." Chicago Tribune (September 14, 2003)
"Exuberant . . . A terrific read-aloud."--"Booklist""A wonderful tale of joy and love, as robust and vivid as the wide West . . . A splendid, colorful, and most welcome addition to the tall-tale genre."--"School Library Journal"
"Exuberant . . . A terrific read-aloud."--Booklist"A wonderful tale of joy and love, as robust and vivid as the wide West . . . A splendid, colorful, and most welcome addition to the tall-tale genre."--School Library Journal
About the Author:
"Throughout, [Thunder Rose] shows a reflective bent that give her more dimension than most tall-tale heroes: a doff of the Stetson to her and her creators."
-Kirkus Rreviews (starred review)
"Kadir Nelson's illustrations of Rose's family, thrilled and loving as any first parents but more than a little bedazzled by this neonate, are terrific. Rose is just the right combination of tough little girl and superhero. Welcome to the tall-tale club, Rose." Chicago Tribune (September 14, 2003)
"Exuberant . . . A terrific read-aloud."--"Booklist""A wonderful tale of joy and love, as robust and vivid as the wide West . . . A splendid, colorful, and most welcome addition to the tall-tale genre."--"School Library Journal"
"Exuberant . . . A terrific read-aloud."--Booklist"A wonderful tale of joy and love, as robust and vivid as the wide West . . . A splendid, colorful, and most welcome addition to the tall-tale genre."--School Library Journal
JERDINE NOLEN is the author of many beloved picture books, including Raising Dragons, which won the Christopher Award and was a Smithsonian Magazine Notable Book for Children. She lives in Maryland.
KADIR NELSON has illustrated many popular books for children, including Just the Two of Us by Will Smith and Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee. He received the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for Ellington Was Not a Street by Notzake Shange. He lives in California.
KADIR NELSON has illustrated many popular books for children, including Just the Two of Us by Will Smith and Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee. He received the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for Ellington Was Not a Street by Notzake Shange. He lives in California.
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- ISBN 10 1417795522
- ISBN 13 9781417795529
- BindingHardcover
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