PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Jason Chin is the award-winning author of Redwoods, Coral Reefs, and Island: A Story of the Galapagos, which was named a 2012 Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews. His book, Gravity, received three starred reviews, while his most recent Water Is Water received two starred reviews. Jason lives with his wife, Deirdre Gill, and their two children in Burlington, Vermont. jasonchin.net
"""Handsome and succinct..."" --The Wall Street Journal ""In full-page watercolor paintings and small-size panel illustrations, Chin shows how the tremendous explosion leaves a mass of lava, which hardens and grows into an island. Any reader who has ever made a homemade ""volcano"" out of baking soda will be hooked. . . a remarkable work and an asset for educators..."" --Publishers Weekly, starred review ""Chin's gorgeous illustrations include sweeping double-page spreads of the island and its inhabitants..."" --Horn Book Magazine, starred review ""Another superb contribution to scientific literature by Chin."" --Kirkus Reviews, starred review ""...this fine introduction to [the Galápagos] will surely stimulate readers' interest."" --School Library Journal, starred review ""The art is masterful in its combination of realism and artistic flow; the layout complements sweeping full-page, full-bleed landscapes with carefully controlled panel sequences that provide additional focus on a process or creature, so the evolution of larger finches' beaks, for instance, is clearly demonstrated and explained."" --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB), starred review"
