What's the Difference? An Endangered Animal Subtraction Story
In Suzanne Slade's latest book, What's the Difference?, you can celebrate the huge difference caring people make for endangered animals while you practice subtraction skills. In this sequel to her popular addition title, What's New at the Zoo?, Slade presents a new subtraction problem in each clever rhyming verse. The colorful watercolors include realistic animals set in lush spreads by illustrator, Joan Waites. So join in the celebration of our world's precious animals in this exciting new title, and have fun practicing math skills along the way!
Written by Suzanne Slade Illustrated by Joan Waites
32 pg, 11 x 8.5, ages 4-8, Lexile: AD 960
Hardcover ISBN: 9781607180708, $16.95 Paperback ISBN: 9781607180814, $8.95
"This is a wonderful story for many reasons! I love the rhyming, lyrical text that will easily engage and interest children. Beautiful illustrations will quickly catch eyes, as children will be mesmerized by the lifelike images!" -Katie's Literature Lounge
"Joan Waite's illustrations are spectacular, with vivid splashes of color, while her sketches show the definition of fur, wings, eyes, beaks, claws, and habitat, gracefully calling the reader's attention to each species. The playful Southern sea otter and the beautiful Karner blue butterfly are particularly eye-catching." -BookLoons
Author/Illustrator Info:
Suzanne Slade is the award-winning author
of over 80 books for children including The
Great Divide, Multiply on the Fly, What’s
the Difference?, What’s New at the Zoo?,
and Animals are Sleeping for Sylvan Dell. Her
works include picture books, biographies, and many non-fiction titles about animals,
sports, and nature. One of her favorite parts of
the writing process is researching and learning
new things. Suzanne lives near Chicago with
her husband Mike, two children, and their tiny
dog Corduroy.
She enjoys visiting schools in-person or during her live virtual author visits. Visit Suzanne's Website /School Visit Info/Virtual Author Visit Page.
Joan Waites (What's the Difference?, Spring 2010, and What's New at the Zoo?) has been a freelance illustrator for the past 18 years. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from DeSales University in 1982. Employment followed for 15 years as a neo-natal intensive care nurse in Philadelphia and Washington DC, while she simultaneously returned to college to study illustration and launch her freelance career. In addition to What's the Difference? and What's New at the Zoo?, Joan has illustrated nearly 40 books for the educational and trade marketplace. She is also an adjunt
faculty member of The Corcoran Museum School of Art and Design in Washington, DC, where she teaches various children's classes for the college's "Aspiring Artists" program. Visit Joan's website.
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