Beach Toys vs. School Supplies
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- $229.00
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- $229.00
Descripción editorial
A fun-filled tale of summertime, teamwork, and the balance between having fun and buckling down, from Twins creator Mike Ciccotello!
Summer is winding down and school is just around the corner when two old rivals meet at the beach. Shovel thinks Ruler is a number-obsessed know-it-all. Ruler thinks Shovel is all play and no work. So when their two gangs challenge one another to a beachfront competition, the contest between beach toys and school supplies gets heated. Who will win? Who will have more fun? And will they be able to step up to help each other when unexpected disaster sweeps in?
This fresh take on the end-of-summer blues is bright, dynamic, and laugh-out-loud funny!
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The age-old transition from summer into the school year takes an anthropomorphized turn in Ciccotello's heavily punny tribute to collaboration and work-life balance. When Ruler's shadow interrupts Shovel's sunbathing at the beach, the Big Showdown between rivals—representing learning and fun—is on. Wordplay-centered trash talk takes center stage in the lengthy text as the two teams face off, with decidedly different approaches, in a sandcastle-building contest: " ‘We're totally going to deflate them,' said Beach Ball. ‘Don't hold your breath,' said Swim Mask. ‘Maybe they have some skills.' " Bright art in pencil and crayon textures details the competition as the two witty crews join forces for what becomes a (slightly begrudging) celebration of individual style, and a fun enterprise all around. Ages 3–6.
