The Box - Hardcover

Janssens, Axel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1605371343 ISBN 13: 9781605371344

Publisher: Clavis, 2012

Synopsis

Leopold’s new bike makes him the envy of every kid in town almost every kid. While Leopold is busy showing off his brightred bike, with its loud bell and thunderbolt decal, imaginative and kindhearted Kobe plays in a box and pays no attention to the new bike. Leopold gets angry when he runs into Kobe's box while riding his bike, but he soon learns that the box can take the kids on the playground places that Leopold’s bike never could jungles, race tracks, and the sky! By the end of playtime, Leopold learns the value of imagination, friendship, and cooperation.

About this title

About the Author:

Axel Janssen is an author of children's books.

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr 2-Braggart Leo crashes his new red bike into creative Kenny's large cardboard box. He is furious that the box is in the middle of the schoolyard, and his anger escalates as he hears Kenny's stories of using the box to travel to a jungle, an icy mountaintop, and inside a whale. "That's impossible," Leo consistently sneers. Lucky for him, when other children choose to join the trip of imagination, they invite Leo along as the box becomes a crane, a tent, a store, and a robot. This picture book employs photographs of posed sculptures ranging from wild-haired children to elephants and hot-air balloons. Much of the white type is difficult to read as its style incorporates faded letters, but the meticulous scenes are lively.-Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VAα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clavis
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1605371343
• ISBN 13: 9781605371344
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 30