A Fly in the Sky
Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini
This young author-illustrator's third book is an alphabetical, alliterative tour of the kingdom of the air--birds, flying insects, and several other surprises, with Daphne the Dragonfly being the tourguide.
Kristin Joy Pratt completes her trilogy with A Fly in the Sky, a colorful exploration of birds, insects, and other animals of the air. Together, the three Pratt books comprise a wonderful curriculum on animals of the forest, the oceans and the air, helping children develop an expanded sense of environmental awareness.
FLY-P Paper $7.95 ISBN 1-883220-39-4
FLY-H Cloth $16.95 ISBN 1-883220-40-8
Ages 4-10 36 pages fully illustrated 10½" x 9"
Another ABC book that takes the reader on a fun flight to ecological enlightenment is Kristin Joy Pratt's A Fly in the Sky. On a damselfly's flight, readers see the importance of the "silent, invisible ocean flowing around us." While offering fascinating facts about many inhabitants of the air, the book encourages readers to use "clear thinking" and "decisive action" to clean up the air.
The Fresno Bee
Pratt's bold illustrations provide a colorful backdrop for her alphabet of winged things, from albatross to zebra butterfly. Daphne the Damselfly is the reader's guide to this world of birds, bats and insects.
As each is introduced with an alliterative sentence - "watch a wonderful, winging, Whydah" or "linger along a line of little Ladybugs" - Pratt follows up with a paragraph of more detailed information, set in smaller type, for parents or older readers
Kidstuff - The Medina Gazette
To awaken young people to the global problem of unclean air, the author, through the eyes of Daphne, the Damselfly, introduces the reader to many unfamiliar airborne birds, insects and other animals. The descriptions are succinct, informative and fascinating. The illustrations are colorful and bold. It's interesting to note that the author/illustrator is a teenager.
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