NEW RELEASE and REVIEW
Humpfree: The Humpless Camel
by Julia Dweck
Humpfree: The Humpless Camel is Julia Dweck's latest release. You can read my review below. You can also check out some of Julia's other picture books: Blucy (read my blog post) and Mary had a Sleepy Sheep (read my blog post).
Description
Humpfree's back is as flat as a pancake and he's not taking it lying down. He's off on a wild search looking for his humps, but there are lots of bumps along the way. What would you do if you were a humpless, bumpless camel?
Readers will enjoy the humor and rhyme of this adventure, based on scientists’ true discovery of a new flat back camel species in East Africa. Young explorers will be fascinated by Mrs. Dweck's true and amazing fun facts about camels to extend the learning. It all adds up to one edutaining adventure for young readers.
Excerpt
Now Humpfree Camel had no humps.
His back was free of any lumps.
While others had one bump or two,
Just where were Humpfree's? No one knew.
His back was free of any lumps.
While others had one bump or two,
Just where were Humpfree's? No one knew.
Book Trailer
Review
Humpfree is different. Unlike the other camels, he has no humps. So Humpfree sets off to find some, a task that proves more difficult than he thought.
This is a lovely story that teaches children that it's okay to be different and that, in fact, this is what makes someone special. The book includes full-page illustrations by Young-Min Yoon. The drawings are bright, clear, and colorful, the perfect accompaniment to this cheerful rhyming story told in Julia's inimitable style. Complete with fun camel facts, this is another wonderful offering from Julia and Xist Publishing.
About the Author
Julia Dweck writes children's stories for digital and traditional publication. Her stories span the spectrum of humor, fantasy, and edutainment in rhyme and in prose. Check out her newest ebooks, Blucy, Mary Had a Sleepy Sheep, and Humpfree: The Humpless Camel.
Julia's background in elementary education affords her the opportunity to be in touch with what children want to read and what makes them giggle. She's collaborated with leading artists in the world of children's literature to produce over twenty Amazon ebooks. Her titles have garnered placement on Amazon's bestsellers in children's color picture books multiple times with two #1 bestsellers: Pie-Rits and Zombie-Kids. These titles have been chosen by Amazon Editors for the prestigious "Kindle Daily Deal." Many of Julia's titles have earned placement on Amazon's top ranked lists based on customer review. In her spare time, Julia is a designer of educational adjuncts for children's literature, and has worked with such notable publishing houses as Penguin Young Readers. She presented at the 2011 National Center for Family Literacy for her creative use of technology in the classroom.
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