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Ubiquitous : Celebrating Nature's Survivors

Ubiquitous : Celebrating Nature's Survivors Hardcover - 2010

by Joyce Sidman

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From the creators of the Caldecott Honor Book "Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems" comes this compilation of glorious poetry, fascinating science, and stunning art that celebrates the successful and sturdy organisms that have overcome both predators and time. Full color.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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  • Title Ubiquitous : Celebrating Nature's Survivors
  • Author Joyce Sidman
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition None
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
  • Date 2010
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Glossary, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0618717196I4N11
  • ISBN 9780618717194 / 0618717196
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.6 x 10.7 x 0.4 in (26.92 x 27.18 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 4
  • Reading level 1240
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Prehistoric
  • Library of Congress subjects Nature, Biology
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009026943
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.54

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Summary

From the creators of the Caldecott Honor Book Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems . . .

Ubiquitous (yoo-bik-wi-tuhs): Something that is (or seems to be) everywhere at the same time.

Why is the beetle, born 265 million years ago, still with us today? (Because its wings mutated and hardened). How did the gecko survive 160 million years? (by becoming nocturnal and developing sticky toe pads.) How did the shark and the crow and the tiny ant survive millions and millions of years? When 99 percent of all life forms on earth have become extinct, why do some survive? And survive not just in one place, but in many places: in deserts, in ice, in lakes and puddles, inside houses and forest and farmland? Just how do they become ubiquitous?

From the publisher

Joyce Sidman lives in Wayzata, Minnesota, where she battles dandelions with great respect for their survival techniques. www.joycesidman.com

Beckie Prange lives in Ely, Minnesota, where she spends as much time as possible in the woods looking at lichens, crows, and other hardy northern species. Her first book received a Caldecott Honor. www.beckieprange.com

Media reviews

"The creators of the Caldecott Honor Book Song of the Waterboatman and Other Pond Poems (2005) offer another winning blend of poetry, science, and art in this picture-book collection that celebrates the Earth’s most resilient and long-lived species."—Booklist, starred review
 
"The team behind the Caldecott-Honor winning Song of the Water Boatman pays tribute to biologically successful species—from mollusks and lichens to dandelions and sharks—in poems that appear in order of each animal's first appearance on earth (a striking, mazelike time line puts the billions of years into perspective)...Fascinating factual information appears on each page; the graceful integration of science and art results in a celebratory story of survival."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
 
"This volume of beautifully illustrated poems investigates the natural world, from the single-celled bacteria and diatom to the ever-present ant and dandelion. Well-researched science facts are paired with vivid poems to describe how these very special life-forms avoided extinction to become nature’s survivors...From the depiction of ant tunnels to the surprising perspective of blades of grass, the bold and colorful linocuts are incredibly detailed and successfully capture the essence of each creature as part of its larger environment. A delightful feast for the eyes, ears, and mind."—School Library Journal, starred review
 
"Sidman delights with another gorgeous collection of poems celebrating the natural world, this time focusing on species remarkable for their ability to adapt and thrive in an often-harsh world...The text is accompanied and frequently surrounded by Prange’s arresting linocuts hand-colored with watercolor. Vibrant and compelling, the illustrations help create and sustain the sense of wonder that makes this collection truly special. Occupying the endpapers is an eye-opening timeline that marks the appearance of each species on a coiled string that strikingly dramatizes the long march of life on Earth. Lovely."—Kirkus, starred review
 
"From the creators of Song of the Water Boatman & Other Pond Poems (rev. 5/05), fourteen additional deft poems extended by background information and entrancing illustrations...Prange drenches her bold linocuts in vivid watercolor-the translucent underside of a wave, a gorgeous sunset over a pack of ever-more-ubiquitous coyotes. She's master of both the precisely observed (dandelions from bud to seeds aloft) and the accurate impression (crows conversing)."—Horn Book, starred review

 "It's a true collaboration. There's a back and forth to this book that you don't always feel in collections of poetry....It's certainly a beautiful book....Hold on to it."—Betsy Bird, Fuse #8

 

Citations

  • Booklist, 01/01/2010, Page 82
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 05/01/2010, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 05/01/2010, Page 100
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2010, Page 0
  • Kirkus Best Children's Books, 11/15/2010, Page 12
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 03/15/2010, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/08/2010, Page 49
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books, 11/08/2010, Page 31
  • School Library Journal, 03/01/2010, Page 144
  • SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2010, Page 36

About the author

Joyce Sidman lives in Wayzata, Minnesota, where she battles dandelions with great respect for their survival techniques. www.joycesidman.com

Beckie Prange lives in Ely, Minnesota, where she spends as much time as possible in the woods looking at lichens, crows, and other hardy northern species. Her first book received a Caldecott Honor. www.beckieprange.com

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