A Perfect Day for an Albatross
by Loebel-Fried, Caren

Format: Hardcover
Release Date: 9/20/2017
Code: 14797
Condition: New
Product Details
A Perfect Day for an Albatross, by Caren Loebel-Fried, an award-winning author and artist from Hawai'i, sweeps you into an albatross's world of wind, rolling seas, boisterous dancing, and their intense commitment to one another and their nestlings.
Set on Midway Atoll, where 72 percent of the world's Laysan Albatrosses make their nests, Malie, an albatross, must protect her egg until her mate returns. Join Malie as she dances, hunts, and soars over the ocean swells. Block print art with flowing watercolors makes this title a glorious treat for the eyes, as well as the heart.
The art in this book is made with hand-colored block prints. The technique is similar to Hawaiian 'ohe kapala. In ancient times, women carved patterns into strips cut from the inside bark of bamboo plants. Then bamboo 'stamps' were dipped into natural dyes and pressed onto bark cloth in repeating patterns. The prints in this book are made from rubber block prints, printed with black ink, and then painted with washes of colored inks.
ISBN: 9781943645275
Publisher: Cornell Lab Publishing
Year of Publication: 2017
Page Count: 45
Shipping Weight: 2.00 lb
Reading Level: 6-13