Review by School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-In Ljungkvist's third "Follow the Line" story, readers are again led on a journey, and, this time, the twists and turns take them around the globe. Children first meet the line on the cover where it sets the stage to travel from Kenya to Greenland, the Sahara Desert, the Amazon Rainforest, and other places before going into outer space. On each spread, readers are given a wide range of facts about the location. This book will delight children as they follow the line and gather information about Sri Lanka where "Sea turtles can live to be over 80 years old" to the Russian taiga with its "Evergreens shaped like cones, so snow can easily slide off their branches." While this picture book lacks a traditional storytelling format, it will likely delight children who are in awe of its graphic venture around the world.-Susannah Richards, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
This third Follow the Line book goes global, beginning in Kenya and ending in space, with fact-provisioned stops along the way. The "line" is jumpy, going from Sri Lanka to Mexico, for example, and what it traces isn't always the most interesting image on the page. Still, there's lots to look at, and the book will keep little eyes and fingers busy. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
In a natural follow-up to Follow the Line (2006) and Follow the Line Through the House (2007), Ljungkvist runs a new continuous black line from the front cover through each continent, back to New York City, into space for a gander at the universe, then onto the rear cover to spell out a cheery "Hej d‰" ("bye-bye" in Swedish). Along the way that versatile line draws easily recognizable giraffes and elephants, cacti, camels, kangaroos and polar bears--all mingling with pale-hued images of flora and fauna in silkscreen-style settings and captioned with scattered bits of natural history: "Camels have big padded feet to help them walk on the soft, hot sand." Retracing the entire itinerary across a map on the final spread, she closes with a plea to "Help save the animals and keep the air clean, / the water pure, and the forests green." Like its predecessors, this offers at once a challenging exercise for budding artists and a satisfying journey for armchair travelers. (Picture book. 5-8) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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