COPYRIGHT(2021) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. In the end, Magistro clarifies her point about the safe space that reading creates: "This world of stories, safe and true, / Is always here to welcome you." A beautifully illustrated children's poem about the joys of reading. By Read Island SKU: ISBN 9781736523308 14.50 CAD 24. One of the images-a fantastical, dynamic rainbow, featuring mermaids, gryphons, astronauts, and dragons-effectively captures the feeling of reading something really special for the first time. On their way they discover a joyful collection of animals converging by sea and land, just in time for an unforgettable story hour. Feagan's winning, joyful illustrations, which use pleasing, delicate color palettes, make up for the lack of a strong storyline. 'Join a very brave girl and her furry friends on an adventure to Read Island Through the power of imagination and the pleasure of reading, this curious trio set sail for a magical island made of books.
After the many vivid animal descriptions ("An eagle lands, a humpback waves"), not much happens on Read Island-but perhaps that's Magistro's point. However, some readers may wish for a more well-defined plot. Listen well." The tale, told in short, rhyming proverbs from a poetic second-person perspective, is immersive. They gather for a reading by a fox who encourages them to "Breathe in. Amphibians and reptiles take a hit too, with most research on this impact happening in Australia where cats take down 1.8 million reptiles a day. Mammals have it worse with 6.322.3 billion of them killed annually. There, a sea wolf announces that it's safe for all the other animals to come out, including grizzly bears, eagles, whales, elk, foxes, and salmon. In the US alone, free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.34.0 billion birds every year.
After dawn, a nameless child with olive skin, brown eyes, and long, wavy brown hairsets sail to an island composed of books. A young girl travels to an isle of stories in Magistro's debut picture book with illustrations by Feagan.
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