THERE A R E animals T H A T a re . . .
SOME ARE NOT SMALL. OTHERS ARE NOT STRONG. SOME ARE NOT QUIET. OTHERS ARE NOT THE TALKING TYPE. SOME ARE NEITHER THE FORMER NOR THE LATTER. BUT EVERYONE IS SOMETHING, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, ISN’T THAT RIGHT? IT IS NO DIFFERENT WITH ANIMALS.
Living in bunches, being alone, talking a lot, jumping around...
By reading the There are animals that... Series children learn about different animals and discover their preferences. They also learn a bit more about themselves. After all, every child likes..., every child is..., every child knows..., and every child has something on their own.
Readers of all ages will have fun exploring and immersing into the There are animals that... Series subtle information, lively illustrations, and poetic text. But children are our main audience. The book’s format, typology, colors and even text structure were particularly developed for this audience. At an early age, young readers learn that reading is fun and that learning how to read is an adventure.
In order to provide grace and presence to each of the animals, simple materials such as gouache paint, brushes and paper were used in a very unique way: drawings were painted in bright colors over black paper. The black lines and scratches are, in fact, the black paper background that stands out from the colors brushed in each drawing.
TONI and LAÍSE RODRIGUES love animals as much as they love drawing and writing for children. When they are not writing and drawing, they work in art direction and illustration for newspapers, magazines and advertising agencies. They have two children and six dogs, and they live in a big house filled with books.
ARE ANIMALS THAT... SERIES”,
• Have someone more experienced to read the story out, so as to create suspense and anticipation in each passage;
• Read by themselves, even if they still cannot formally read (knowing the contents of each page helps anticipate what is written and “read” the text);
• Identify which animal is shown in each illustration;
• Think about these animals and their characteristics;
• Mimic such animals and their specific qualities;
• Describe what they know about the animals;
• Draw the book’s animals or their favorite animals;
• Write a book similar to the There are animals that... Series, even if they still cannot formally write;
• Talk about their preferences, comparing them to those depicted in the book.
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BOOK 1 - THERE ARE ANIMALS THAT LIKE...
BOOK 2 - THERE ARE ANIMALS THAT CAN...
BOOK 3 - THERE ARE ANIMALS THAT ARE...
BOOK 4 - THERE ARE ANIMALS THAT HAVE...