Petra
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
The humorous adventures of an irresistible little rock who finds herself in constantly changing circumstances, Petra is a picture book that celebrates the power of perspective and believing in yourself.
Petra is a little rock who believes she is a mighty mountain . . . until a dog fetches her for its owner, and she is tossed into a bird's nest. A mountain? No, Petra is now an egg! An egg of the world in a world of possibility. Until she's flung into a pond, and becomes an amazing island . . . and, eventually, a little girl's pet rock. What will she be tomorrow? Who knows? But she's a rock, and this is how she rolls!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The heroes of adventure stories often have some control over their own fates; Petra only thinks she does. She's a smooth, egg-shaped rock who looks like a beluga coming up for air. She makes airy pronouncements about her nature as a rock: "Nothing can move me. Not the wind. Not time." Then a dog appears chasing a stick, and the view pulls back to reveal that Petra is small enough for the dog to pick up in its mouth which it does. The dog owner's slingshot sends Petra into a bird's nest, and Petra cheerfully retools her image of herself: "I am an egg of the world, in a world of possibility." Italian author-illustrator Coppo keeps her spreads simple, smooth, and stylish, painting pared-down forms on clean white backdrops. Petra's thoughts are represented with quiet wit (she imagines hatching into a penguin, or a platypus), and her unplanned flights are traced with dashed lines. Change may be the only constant in Petra's peripatetic existence, but her bubbly optimism is as solid as Gibraltar. "I'm a rock," she concludes, "and this is how I roll." Ages 3 7.
