ONE GORILLA - A COUNTING BOOK
In this elegant 1-10 counting board book, Anthony Browne out-does himself with a vivid presentation of primates from gorillas to gibbons, macaques to mandrills, ring-tailed lemurs to spider monkeys. With his striking palette, exquisite attention to detail and quirky flair for facial expressions, the former children's laureate slyly extends the basic number concept into a look at similarities and differences - portraying an extended family we can all count ourselves part of, and a home planet that we should all try to protect.
ANTHONY BROWNE
Anthony Edward Tudor Browne CBE born 11 September 1946 is a British writer and illustrator of children's books, primarily picture books. Browne has written or illustrated over fifty books, and received the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2000. From 2009 to 2011 he was Children's Laureate. Browne won two Kate Greenaway Medals from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration. For the 50th anniversary of the Medal 1955-2005 , a panel named his 1983 medalist Gorilla one of the top ten winning works, which composed the ballot for a public election of the nation's favourite.
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BROWNE ANTHONY
Anthony Edward Tudor Browne nació en Sheffield, Yorkshire, el 11 de septiembre de 1946 y estudió en el Leeds College of Art, donde se formó en diseño gráfico. Inició su carrera trabajando en ilustraciones médicas y posteriormente se dedicó a la creación de libros infantiles, publicando cerca de cuarenta títulos. Sus obras se caracterizan por el uso de acuarelas y la combinación de realismo con elementos surrealistas, en las que los gorilas aparecen de manera recurrente. Fue galardonado con la Kate Greenaway Medal en 1983 y 1992, y con el Hans Christian Andersen Award en 2000 y 2006. Entre 2009 y 2011 se desempeñó como Children's Laureate en el Reino Unido.
