4-10)Įchoing the meter of “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” Ward uses catchy original rhymes to describe the variety of nests birds create.Įach sweet stanza is complemented by a factual, engaging description of the nesting habits of each bird. The only thing missing are the 3-D glasses! A must-have. The Japanese subtitles and translations on the pages before the title add to the fun. Comic-book, picture-book and movie styles come together in a well-designed package that includes a movie poster on the reverse side of the jacket, an old-time computation book as the inside cover and detailed scientific drawings on the endpapers.
When she screams, “HEY, ROBOT! KNOCK IT OFF ALREADY!” the page turn shows her shaky, understated realization, “I should have given it ears.” In a world where technology progresses rapidly and consequences are often not anticipated, this lesson in “I should have” is subtle, never preachy and always action-packed. When the bespectacled heroine surveys the post-apocalyptic opening scene, the speech bubbles tell the tale-“Oh no…oh man…I knew it.” Like a 1950s B-movie, complete with the widescreen boundaries, the drama of her prize-winning robot stalking New York is one part cautionary tale and many parts over-the-top humor. Santat’s brilliantly hued digital illustrations are the perfect foil for Barnett’s almost-wordless tale of a science project gone awry.
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