Bøger af Dahlov Ipcar

With vivid imagination and vibrant colors, acclaimed artist Dahlov Ipcar captures a lively scene. From one shining star that graces the top of an evergreen, she envisions a parade of captivating creatures that come to visit: young black bears and snowy owls, evening grosbeaks and happy chipmunks. My Wonderful Christmas Tree by the legendary Dahlov Ipcar is a holiday classic that conveys the spirit of the Christmas season in nature.

The cat doesn't feel like sleeping. Night is the best time of all - the time when he likes to go exploring. __________Join the farmer's cat on his mysterious nighttime journey through fields, farms, forest, and town to see what only he can see after the sun sets. Legendary artist Dahlov Ipcar alternates between dark night scenes and vivid colour in this beautifully illustrated chidren's classic___________PRAISE FOR THE CAT AT NIGHT'An underappreciated classic... This has some of the boldest pictures of any picture book... Kids feel close to animals - there's a natural kinship - so seeing the world through a cat's eyes has a certain primal appeal' - Dave Eggers

A young tiger sets out to explore and hunt, determined to catch things with stripes. A young leopard sets out to explore and hunt, determined to catch things with spots. And when the two cubs meet, their adventures more than double! In this delightful children's book, originally published in 1961, Dahlov Ipcar uses the playful cats to depict the exuberance of youth. And when danger looms, perhaps they are not as old or as brave as they think they are. Dahlov Ipcar's incomparable signature artwork has never looked bolder or brighter.

Join the farmer's cat on his fascinating nighttime journey through fields, farms, forests and even the city to see what only he can see after the sunsets.Legendary artist Dahlov Ipcar mesmerisingly alternates between dark night scenes and vivid colour to deliver a beautifully illustrated children's classic. Each scene is shown first as a human would see it at night in blacks and whites, and then as a cat sees it in vivid colour and fine detail.This commemorative edition features new back matter about Dahlov's children's books from her biographer, poet and art critic Carl Little.

This charming ABC book from Maine artist Dahlov Ipcar contains an original illustration done especially for this edition, her first new children's book illustration in more than twenty years. The Maine wildlife and coastal scenes are near and dear to her heart, and this new book serves as a kind of love letter to her home state where she lived and worked for almost seventy-five years, where, as she writes, A is for animals, wild and free, and W is for woodlands of wonder for you and for me.

Follow a whimsical day in the life of a Bug City family, with imaginative illustrations of real insects by American artist Dahlov IpcarThis charming bug family (Mama is a ladybug and Papa is a daddy longlegs) share a day in Bug City, where they go shopping (for calico moths and velvet ants, of course!) and visit the zoo with rhinoceros beetles and ant lions. Their quaint, busy lives, augmented by Dahlov Ipcar's flamboyant, colorful illustrations, make a charming story for readers to enjoy and learn how to identify a wide variety of bugs.

A well-trained car watches the brightly plumaged birds of the barnyard feast on the golden corn scattered by her young owner.

In Horses of Long Ago, Ms. Ipcar takes us on a journey through history, illustrating how horses have been valued and used by people from ancient Mesopotamia to Industrial Europe. She brings us up through the centuries to show us how horses have changed, and how they've changed the course of humanity.

Join a merman farmer as he tends his fields of sea cucumbers with his sea horses, defends his cowfish against the sea lions, and frees all manner of sea creatures from traps and nets dropped from above.

Dahlov Ipcar's charming illustrations will fascinate any young horse lover as she depicts how horses used to do the jobs of automobiles, but now they get to do much more amusing things than pulling carriages!

Welcome to Brown Cow Farm, an old Maine farm where the animals seem to appear faster than they can be counted. In her inimitable style, Dahlov Ipcar has created this charming counting book. Entering the big brown barn on a snowy day, children and parents alike can count aloud the animals they find there, from a big shiny brown horse to nine brown hens with zigzag combs. When springtime comes, watch out; that's when all the baby animals are born and we discover one of the unique features of this book: Unlike most counting books, which end at ten or twenty, Brown Cow Farm allows readers to count all the way to one hundred.

Lobsterman tells the story of a day in the life of a lobsterman's son, working alongside his father. In acclaimed artist Dahlov Ipcar's signature style, it portrays a major lifeway of the Maine coast and is a classic staple of Maine children's literature.