Peter Spier se etabloval jako jeden z nejtalentovanějších ilustrátorů. Jeho práce se vyznačuje jedinečným stylem a smyslem pro detail, což čtenářům přináší vizuálně bohatý zážitek. Spierovy ilustrace často oživují klasické příběhy a dávají jim novou, působivou podobu. Jeho umění je ceněno pro svou schopnost zaujmout jak mladé, tak starší čtenáře.
Hendrika the cow longs to visit the city and see for herself the city she had heard so much about. One day her wish comes true and Hendrika embarks on the adventure of a lifetime, causing much surprise and excitment amongst the city dwellers.
Informatief prentenboek met kleurrijke, gedetailleerde tekeningen over het werk van de redders op zee, vroeger en nu. Vanaf ca. 6 jaar.
Ein Einblick in die faszinierende Welt der Artisten und Tiere. (ab 4).
A parade of familiar animals is pictured. Night animals, barnyard animals, polar animals, jungle animals, pond animals, birds, fish, and insects move across the page in a succession of double-page spreads. Full color.
Histoire sans paroles. Une excellente synths̈e des diffřentes activitš entourant la ft̊e de Nol︠. Parents et enfants unissent leurs efforts. Un thm̈e bien exploit ̌dont la pršentation favorise l'observation et l'expression verbale ou črite. [SDM].
A celebration of diverse world cultures from the brilliant Peter Spier, one of the most beloved children's illustrators of the last sixty years.In this breathtaking tour around the world, young readers can pore over the many details that make each country and culture unique and special—illuminated by Spier's detailed and witty illustrations of festivals and holidays, foods, religions, homes, pets, and clothing. In print since 1980, this classic, boundary-pushing book is a must-have in today's global age—a tribute to the ways in which we as the world's citizens are at once both different and the same.★ “The Caldecott Medalist has created his most ambitious and impressive picture book so far, with minutely detailed and exquisite paintings of human beings on all four continents.”— Publishers Weekly , starred review“A wonderful introduction to a global view that will answer and arouse curiosity in the young and act as an absorbing reminder for any age.”— School Library Journal ★ The Christopher Award★ An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
The bee and the fox, the sheep and the ox--two of each kind trudged aboard Noah's famous vessel. Peter Spier uses his own translation of a seventeenth-century Dutch poem about this most famous menagerie.
Relates the struggle of the people of Holland since 500 B.C. to reclaim land from the sea using windmills and dikes.
