num_pages: 32
description: Just what exactly is the thing? It is greengreat and gorgeous green dark and dangerous green real mean green. And it's got green thingsbroccoli and praying mantises watermelons and waves of mountains. It's green green green all over . . . except where it's blue.The Great Big Green is of course our earth. Both a riddle and an ode to the earth this ingenious picture book arrives just in time for Earth Day. Perfect for budding environmentalists and lovers of poetry alike this irresistible read-aloud by Peggy Gifford is illustrated with an astonishing mix of collage and painting by Lisa Desimini. Readers will revisit the gorgeous world over and over after the riddle's reveal to find the many green things hidden in each piece of art.
language: English
title: The Great Big Green
publisher: Astra Young Readers