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by Marta Orzel (Author), Marta Orzel (Illustrator)
Explore a city park in this playful, illustrated adventure full of two hundred words for children to learn: names for interesting plants, birds, delicious picnic foods, and more!
Time for an adventure! Families will join Sam as they explore the young adventurer's city's park, from the bandstand and the greenhouse to the great lawn and the animal farm.
Starting with a bustling map of the park, young readers follow along to fourteen park destinations and discover fascinating people, activities, animals, and plants, with helpful illustrations and labels to expand their vocabulary. Families will enjoy comparing their own park adventures with Sam's while delighting in some of the rarer finds.
In each area, Sam points out a collection of treasures plus a favorite discovery. Tagging along, readers will see:
At the end of the day, readers can choose one of many urban transports from a busy city map and travel back to Sam's home where they can test their new vocabulary with a fun memory game.
Packed full of details that will bring children back for multiple reads and new treasures, My Day in the Park is the perfect gift for young adventurers who love exploring new places and words!
Blue Dot Kids Press books are printed with vegetable inks on responsibly-sourced paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. From the sale of every book, we donate to environmental causes through our membership with 1% for the Planet. Through our annual Earth Day Initiative with our partner One Tree Planted, readers have the opportunity to plant trees--over 1,000 trees planted to date!
Author Biography
Marta Orzel graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, Poland. She is currently an artist and illustrator living in France. Her work often celebrates nature and is filled with mountain landscapes, deep forests inhabited by animals, and fantastic creatures walking under the sparkling sky. In her work, she uses a variety of techniques combining drawing, painting, and collage with modern technologies and tools.
