Every Here Has a There

Every Here Has a There Moving Cargo by Container Ship By: Margo Linn / Illustrated by: Brian Fitzgerald Follow boxes of books through the supply chain, as they travel from truck to ship and then across the ocean to a bookstore (and to you)! Learn about opposites and how your favorite things get from point A to point B in this adorably illustrated storybook, perfect for curious preschoolers obsessed with things that go. Every here has a there, every up has a down, and every far has a near. Hop on board a big cargo ship as books printed in Asia head onto the water and toward the United States! Chock-full of fun facts and a unique overview of opposites, Every Here Has a There will fascinate and educate young readers on how their treasured books get delivered to their favorite local shelves. Also great for new readers, as its simple, engaging vocabulary offers oodles of options for spelling lists and sight words. If you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: Alphabet Trains Bertha Takes a Drive Steam, Smoke, and Steel [TABS] Look Inside Downloadables Download the Cover Author & Illustrator Margo Linn, author Margo Linn taught language arts in elementary schools for thirty years before embarking on a writing career. She is the author of dozens of children’s books, including The Bee Box That Jack Built and The Cow That Jack Milked. She lives and works in Westchester, New York. Read more about Margo. Brian Fitzgerald, illustrator Brian Fitzgerald is an Irish illustrator who lives in Dublin, Ireland. He is the illustrator of I Don't Want To Go To School, Be Thankful for Trees, and Ruckus on the Ranch. He loves to make prints of places he visits. Read more about Brian. Awards & Honors Coming soon! Editorial Reviews Children's Literature Follow boxes of books inside of a red shipping container as they travel across the ocean in a container ship in this picture book for young vehicle lovers. Ever wonder how the shipping process works from one country to another? Wonder no more as readers can learn of how a forklift loads boxes of books onto a red container on the back of a big rig truck. The big rig drives the container to the port in Hong Kong, China to be loaded by gantry crane onto the container ship. Some container ships can hold 5,000 or more containers! Learn about the jobs of the captain and the crew aboard the ship. The container ship goes from the Pacific Ocean through the Panama Canal to the Atlantic Ocean with its destination at a port in New York. Readers will listen to and see the unloading process and how books get to the store! Short sentences with statements about opposites are at the bottom of the pages while paragraphs with more detailed information are along the sides. The containers and the shop are the highlight of the illustrations with bright colors that stand out against the rest of the gray images. This is a wonderful book to teach children about how goods are transported. Details Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-62354-484-3 Ages: 3-7 Page count: 40 11 x 81/2 Publication date: July 9, 2024  [/TABS]