Unstoppable
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A read-aloud gem about teamwork and togetherness from New York Times bestselling author Adam Rex!
If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Well, what if the answer was: ALL OF THEM! When a bird narrowly escapes the clutches of a hungry cat, a nearby crab admires the bird's ability to fly, while the bird admits a longtime yearning for claws. And, just like that, they team up. Pretty soon, the team includes every animal in the forest who's ever wanted someone else's special trait. But how will these animals stop humans from destroying the forest for a megamall? It's going to take claws, wings, and Congress together to be truly Unstoppable! Laura Park's bright, comic illustrations pair with bestselling author Adam Rex's laugh-out-loud text in this hilarious and insightful picture book about celebrating the ways you're unique, and using all your resourcefulness—and just a smidge of politics—to save the day.
• Unstoppable! provides a timely lesson on the glories of diversity and the power of working together.
• Perfect read-aloud book for children interested in animals, the environment, and political action
For fans of Nothing Rhymes with Orange, Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth, The Wolf the Duck and The Mouse, and Penguin Problems.
• Books for kids ages 3–5
• Read-aloud picture books
• Picture books about Congress and government
Adam Rex is an author, illustrator, and author-illustrator known for his books including The Dirty Cowboy, School's First Day of School, and The True Meaning of Smekday, which was adapted into the DreamWorks film Home in 2014. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
Laura Park is a cartoonist, illustrator, and enthusiastic baker from Chicago currently living in France.
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A put-upon crab and a crow drawn by Park (Abner & Ian Get Right-Side Up) with an adorably goofy graphic aesthetic realize that by combining the crow's wings and the crab's pincers, they can become the airborne scourge of their common enemy, a cat. "Crabbird!" shouts the crow, "Birdrab!" echoes the crab, "UNSTOPPABLE!" they cheer together after delivering a nose-pinch that sends the cat scurrying. But why stop there? In rapid succession, they join forces with a turtle, a bear named Steve, and (a little less willingly) the U.S. president and all of Congress, creating a highly improbable amalgam "Congresibirdraburtlebear" that proves "UNSTOPPABLE!" when it comes to righting wrongs or, as Rex (The Next President) puts it, "passing laws and pinching the noses that need to be pinched." It's not only funny (Rex has a way with offhand remarks: "Well, I've always been a little envious of ducks," the crab tells the bird) and beautiful to look at, with a clean, bold design and exuberant typography it also hints at collaboration's role in effecting change. If "UNSTOPPABLE" suddenly starts ringing through playgrounds across the nation, this fetching fractured fable is probably the reason why. Ages 5 8.
