Orem Library

Explores opposites, showing things that are big and little.

Some things are quiet. Some things are loud. But everything is fun!

Duck and Goose show what opposites are, such as awake and asleep, front and back, and slow and fast.

A big dog, a tiny ant. Bumpy tree bark, smooth glass marbles. A cheerful shout, a good-night whisper. From morning to night, a child's day is filled with opposites, and Nina Crews's jubilant full-color photographs of a day in the life of two busy, urban siblings will prove it. A celebration of simple opposites (and of summer in the city!) that will have youngsters looking high and low for, and loudly proclaiming contrasting details in their own world....

An alphabetically-arranged reference lists synonyms, related and contrasted words, idiomatic equivalents, and antonyms, and provides a concise definition and usage examples for each main entry.

Encourages young readers to follow the line as it forms different shapes that demonstrate opposites.

Introduces young children to the language of comparison, synonyms, and antonyms, and features pictures of animals in all shapes and sizes.

Maisy the mouse demonstrates pairs of opposites, including thick and thin, tall and short, young and old, and wiggly and straight.

Pairs of circular shapes convey opposite relationships in the arc of a day.