No Two Snowflakes - Hardcover

Fitch, Sheree

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1551432064 ISBN 13: 9781551432069

Publisher: Orca Book Pub, 2001

Synopsis

When her pen pal from the tropics asks what snow is like, a Canadian child writes a letter and tries to describe it so that someone who has never seen snow can imagine it.

About this title

Review:

"Fitch's poetry is full of dazzling images . . ."

"Children will recognize the similarities and connections between themselves and others and the differences that make each child and every culture unique."

"Award-winning oil painter Janet Wilson brings the text to life with brilliantly coloured snapshots of childhood winters." ." . . this book has a cozy, cuddle-on-the-couch quality."

"The lyrical text . . . conjures up nostalgic sensual images of snowflakes." "Most scenes are alive with actionespecially the tobogganers who almost zoom off the page straight into your lap."

About the Author:

Sheree Fitch has won almost every major award for Canadian children's literature including the 1992 Mr. Christie Award for Best Canadian Children's Book for There Were Monkeys in my Kitchen and the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work Inspirational to Canadian Children. Sheree has published over 25 titles for children and adults, and has read her work to audiences worldwide. She lives in Nova Scotia, Canada. For more information, visit www.shereefitch.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orca Book Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1551432064
• ISBN 13: 9781551432069
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Wilson Janet