Bob Barner, Author . Chronicle $15.95 (36p) ISBN 978-0-8118-3158-1
The creator of Dem Bones
digs up another set of rattling fine specimens for this splashy expedition into the world of fossils. A simple poem ("Dinosaurs are gone for good./ Maybe dinosaurs once lived in your neighborhood!") serves as an...
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Bob Barner, Author . Chronicle $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8118-5664-5
Like his Dem Bones
and Dinosaur Bones
, Barner's straightforward primer about all things penguin is anything but pedagogical. In fact, the rhyming verse resembles more of a lyrical lesson ("Cold penguins huddle close with penguin heat to...
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Bob Barner, Author . Chronicle $16.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-8118-5663-8
Barner revisits the weighty subjects of his popular Dinosaur Bones
, looking at how butterflies coexisted with dinosaurs: “By spreading pollen from bloom to bloom, butterflies helped flowering plants flourish. Flowering plants made more air...
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Bob Barner, Author Bantam Books for Young Readers $6.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-553-37566-4
Robots and dinos become the painless purveyors of mathematical prowess in Bob Barner's first two Start Smart Math Books from Bantam/Rooster. In Space Race, two vividly hued robots, reminiscent of Calder mobiles, use geometric shapes in their...
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Bob Barner, Author Chronicle Books $14.95 (36p) ISBN 978-0-8118-2086-8
Snazzy cut- and torn-paper collages set these famous verses from Ecclesiastes (""To everything there is a season"") rocking to a jazzy beat. While such eye-popping colors as fire-engine red, lime green and rain-slicker yellow ensure the lines can't...
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Bob Barner, Author Chronicle Books $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8118-2087-5
The author of Dem Bones and Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! collects dogs, dogs, dogs in this compendium for beginning readers. A rhythmic text presents verbs associated with canine conduct: ""Walk the dog, walk the dog/ Run, run..../ Walk the dog, walk the dog/...
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Bob Barner, Author Bantam Books for Young Readers $6.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-553-37567-1
Robots and dinos become the painless purveyors of mathematical prowess in Bob Barner's first two Start Smart Math Books from Bantam/Rooster. In Space Race, two vividly hued robots, reminiscent of Calder mobiles, use geometric shapes in their...
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Bob Barner. Chronicle, $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4521-0056-2
“Animals like to get clean/ just like you and me,” concludes Barner’s survey of
critter hygiene. “When you take a bath
today,/ which one will you be?” With prompting from genial, generously scaled collages, readers can let their bathtub...
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Bob Barner. Chronicle, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4521-2500-8
Barner returns to the calcified subject matter of Dem Bones (1996) and Dinosaur Bones (2001), this time exploring the bones (and lack thereof) of undersea creatures like sharks, whales, and jellyfish. A loose rhyme (“A coral reef sparkles on the...
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Bob Barner, Author, Chronicle Books, Author . Chronicle $13.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8118-3159-8
In this poetic ode to the night sky, Barner (Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!) gives a child's awestruck account of the stars and the solar system's nine planets. Collages of cut and torn paper, saturated with deep blues and luminous yellows, suggest early
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Bob Barner, Author, Chronicle Books, Author Chronicle Books $14.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8118-2238-1
Barner (Dem Bones) creates an enthusiastic book crawling with splashy bugs. From the eager, impatient first line--""Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! I want to see bugs!""--the book's narrative voice grabs attention, but it's the butterfly-bright multimedia artwork
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Bob Barner, Author, Bob Barner, Illustrator . Holiday $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-1690-5
The parade certainly doesn't pass by Barner (Fish Wish; Dem Bones), whose arresting collages depict 12 festive processions, ranging in theme from civic tradition (Labor Day, Thanksgiving) to ethnic celebrations (St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de...
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Bob Barner, Author, Bob Barner, Illustrator . Holiday $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-1707-0
"The events described here actually happened to me," intones the narrator of this "safari" memoir. "The things I learned are recorded to the best of my memory." But the sober set-up is just that—a lead-in to a romp of a
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Bob Barner, Author, Design Inc Higashi/Glaser, Author, Chronicle Books, Author Chronicle Books $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8118-0827-9
Using a classic African American spiritual as a springboard, Barner dives gleefully into this clever anatomy lesson. Enthusiastic members of a skeleton band cavort across the pages, strumming guitars, blowing horns and otherwise helping to establish
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Bob Barner, trans. into Spanish by Teresa Mlawer, Holiday House, $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-2214-2
Vibrant paper collage illustrations pay homage to the Day of the Dead while bilingual text describes the holiday's traditions: "We celebrate our ancestors on the Day of the Dead/ with offerings of flowers, sugar skulls, and bread." A family prepares
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Bob Barner. Holiday House, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-4642-1
Inspired by the ukulele tuning melody “My Dog Has Fleas,” included in the front matter, this humorous narrative features a curly-haired, tan-skinned ukulele player and their unnamed spotted, floppy-eared white dog. When the dog flees with a motley...
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