Author(s): John Rocco
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 40
Publisher: Hyperion
Language: English
Date Published: 2011-05-24
Dimensions: 240 x 286 x 10mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition:
Illustrations: Illustrations, color
One hot summer night in the city, all the power goes out. The TV shuts off and a boy wails, "Mommm!" His sister can no longer use the phone, Mom can't work on her computer, and Dad can't finish cooking dinner. What's a family to do? When they go up to the roof to escape the heat, they find the lights--in stars that can be seen for a change--and so many neighbors it's like a block party in the sky! On the street below, people are having just as much fun--talking, rollerblading, and eating ice cream before it melts. The boy and his family enjoy being not so busy for once. They even have time to play a board game together. When the electricity is restored, everything can go back to normal . . . but not everyone likes normal. The boy switches off the lights, and out comes the board game again. Using a combination of panels and full bleed illustrations that move from color to black-and-white and back to color, John Rocco shows that if we are willing to put our cares aside for a while, there is party potential in a summer blackout.
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 40
Publisher: Hyperion
Language: English
Date Published: 2011-05-24
Dimensions: 240 x 286 x 10mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition:
Illustrations: Illustrations, color
One hot summer night in the city, all the power goes out. The TV shuts off and a boy wails, "Mommm!" His sister can no longer use the phone, Mom can't work on her computer, and Dad can't finish cooking dinner. What's a family to do? When they go up to the roof to escape the heat, they find the lights--in stars that can be seen for a change--and so many neighbors it's like a block party in the sky! On the street below, people are having just as much fun--talking, rollerblading, and eating ice cream before it melts. The boy and his family enjoy being not so busy for once. They even have time to play a board game together. When the electricity is restored, everything can go back to normal . . . but not everyone likes normal. The boy switches off the lights, and out comes the board game again. Using a combination of panels and full bleed illustrations that move from color to black-and-white and back to color, John Rocco shows that if we are willing to put our cares aside for a while, there is party potential in a summer blackout.
Book Info | |
Author | John Rocco |
Date Published | 2011-05-24 |
Dimensions | 240 x 286 x 10mm |
First Author | John Rocco |
Format | Hardback |
Illustrations | Illustrations, color |
ISBN | 9781423121909 |
Language | English |
No. of Pages | 40 |
Publication City/Country | New York, United States |
Publisher | Hyperion |