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Friends: True Stories of Extraordinary Animal Friendships


School year: Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

No. of pages 28

Published: 2019

Great for age 3-10 years

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Because the stories behind these friendships are true, they give readers insight into animals and the rhyming text shows the audience that support and love for another crosses all divides. This book also expresses tolerance of differences and makes us look at the kindness of animals - and humans - a little differently. Because they were there at just the right time, photographers in Siberia, India, Africa, the U.S., China, England, Germany and Japan were able to capture the truth and mystery of these existing friendships and allows us to appreciate them in this new board book format.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 0-3 years.

There are 28 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2019 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Catherine Thimmesh is the award-winning children's-book author of Team Moon, winner of the Sibert Medal. Visit her online at www. catherinethimmesh. com.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Buckeye Children's Book Award - Grades K-2
This book was recognised in the Grades K-2 category by the Buckeye Children's Book Award.

Minnesota Book Award
This book was recognised by the Minnesota Book Award.

Charlotte Award - Prekindergarten - 2Nd Grade
This book was recognised in the Prekindergarten - 2Nd Grade category by the Charlotte Award.

Charlotte Award - Primary School
This book was recognised in the Primary School category by the Charlotte Award.

"Thimmesh uses a simple rhyming text and stellar color photos to celebrate unusual friendships...The photos radiate trust and warmth, and the text is soothing and reassuring."--School Library Journal "Thimmesh hops on the cuteness bandwagon with this collection of 13 animal duos who met by chance and, for a time at least, showed mutual curiosity and affection."--Booklist