Heatwave bookcover

Heatwave

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Description

A picture book from an award-winning artist that uses vibrant reds and blues to stunningly evoke the intensity of a heatwave and the refreshing relief that comes with an unexpected downpour of a cooling rain.

A NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A KIRKUS REVIEWS, SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, AND HORN BOOK BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR


Sweltering. Sweating. It’s 100 degrees… even in the shade.
Games are canceled, temperatures reach record highs. The sun is hot.

Finally, a wind picks up. One rain drop. Then another. A downpour. The sun sets and the moon rises, Relief at last.

Heatwave is a book that vividly evokes a universal feeling--when the air is so hot and heavy you can barely move, when the sun is so bright your eyes play tricks on you. Renowned artist, writer and MacArthur genuis grant recipient, Lauren Redniss’s choice to use just two vibrant and contrasting colors in her artwork and spare text makes for a bold and interesting exploration of extreme weather. Even the book itself is saturated in red as if the book itself is burning up.

Product Details

PublisherRandom House Studio
Publish DateMay 21, 2024
Pages40
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconHardback
EAN/UPC9780593645949
Dimensions10.8 X 9.9 X 0.4 inches | 1.1 pounds
BISAC Categories: Kids, Kids, Kids

About the Author

Lauren Redniss is an author, an artist, and a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.” Her previous books for adults include Radioactive, a finalist for the National Book Award, and Thunder & Lightning, winner of the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. The New York Times called her book “astonishing” and “virtuosic.” Time Capsule was her first book for children.

Reviews

★ "Intense summertime heat never looked this good." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ "An honest narrative of and for today, brilliantly told." —The Horn Book, starred review

★ "Dazzlingly original." —School Library Journal, starred review

"Redniss eschews hard climate-change-related information in this spare work that aptly depicts the sensory experience of living amid one hot, hot planet’s various cycles." —Publishers Weekly

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