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PublisherHyperion Books for Children

ISBN-101423183851

ISBN-139781423183853

eBay Product ID (ePID)201717278

Product Key Features

Book TitleMy Bibi Always Remembers

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicPeople & Places / Africa, General, Animals / Baby Animals, Family / Multigenerational, Animals / Elephants

IllustratorYes, Wohnoutka, Mike

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorToni Buzzeo

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight16.7 Oz

Item Length11.2 in

Item Width10.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2013-007146

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsThe duo behind Stay Close to Mama and Just Like My Papa returns with another cross-generational animal story set in the African savanna. Like Twiga the giraffe in Stay Close to Mama, Tembo the elephant is easily distracted, darting away from her family as they search for water. "When Tembo looks up," writes Buzzeo, "she is all alone. Wind whistles through the acacia trees. Tembo squeals. Which way should I go? She waits and listens." The story reaches its dramatic apex the third time Tembo wanders off for a nap, awakening as "hyenas laugh" and "lions huff" nearby. Wohnoutka amplifies the danger by placing the predators in the foreground amid the dark shadows and ruddy colors of sunset, but Tembo's family isn't far off, and a sense of security is quickly reestablished. Buzzeo emphasizes the important matriarchal role of Tembo's grandmother, Bibi, throughout, and endnotes offer additional information on how these eldest elephants lead and protect their families. In both text and art, it's a careful and effective balance of anthropomorphic warmth and real-world animal behavior. Ages 3 5.-- PW

Grade FromPreschool

Grade ToThird Grade

Dewey Decimal[E]

SynopsisLittle Tembo, a baby elephant, is thirsty and her herd cannot find any water. But Bibi, the matriarch, "remembers the way to wet." As Bibi leads them across the parched savannah, Tembo happily follows, every now and then getting distracted by her own memories of games she loves to play. With touching family moments interspersed between Tembo's playful actions, this tribute to grandmothers will make a perfect read-aloud. Praise for Stay Close to Mama "Readers and their parents will instantly see themselves in this loving but ongoing conflict over the need to explore and the need to protect, and they'll undoubtedly find the two characters adorable and reassuring." - Publisher's Weekly Wohnoutka's large, almost impressionistic paintings grant a rich glimpse of the broad savanna and its denizens. - School Library Journal Praise for Just Like My Papa "The acrylic illustrations are larger than life and show the expanses of the savannah but remain warm and kid-friendly, especially in the lions' depth of expression, ranging from curiosity to impatience, from concern to pride. The pacing is superb, with the right amount of drama for the youngest readers yet awash with reassuring paternal love and care for young Kito." - School Library Journal, Little Tembo, a baby elephant, is thirsty and her herd cannot find any water. But Bibi, the matriarch, "remembers the way to wet." As Bibi leads them across the parched savannah, Tembo happily follows, every now and then getting distracted by her own memories of games she loves to play. With touching family moments interspersed between Tembo's playful actions, this tribute to grandmothers will make a perfect read-aloud. Praise for Stay Close to Mama "Readers and their parents will instantly see themselves in this loving but ongoing conflict over the need to explore and the need to protect, and they'll undoubtedly find the two characters adorable and reassuring." -Publisher's Weekly Wohnoutka's large, almost impressionistic paintings grant a rich glimpse of the broad savanna and its denizens. -School Library Journal Praise for Just Like My Papa "The acrylic illustrations are larger than life and show the expanses of the savannah but remain warm and kid-friendly, especially in the lions' depth of expression, ranging from curiosity to impatience, from concern to pride. The pacing is superb, with the right amount of drama for the youngest readers yet awash with reassuring paternal love and care for young Kito." -School Library Journal

LC Classification NumberPZ7.B9832My 2015