Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest

The caption on the inside insert of the book says that "Steve Jenkin's new work is stunning". Hyperbole is nothing new except this book is better than stunning. I'm envious of the details and artistry that is present on these pages. The book is an informational picture book that talks about hot, cold, dry, and wet places on earth. What stunned me after reading this book is why anyone would want to live in a place were it rains 400 plus inches a year. A volcano that has erupted regularly since the time of the great Pharaohs has a surrounding population of a million people. Getting away from that nonsense, the book had a few other highlights such as comparing how far you had to climb if you want to scale Everest or Mount McKinley or the show more fact that one lake has five huge lakes worth of water. Honestly i was geeked out by almost every page. This was aided dramically by the fantastic illustrations. The illustrations show locations, comparison photos, and fantastic pictures detailing the place. The pictures are created out of paper that has been cut, molded, and painted to show a tree frog, blowing leaves, and a toucan for example. These creations are beautiful. I like the desert he created for the driest place. Its surreal like a Dali painting but sterile like a desert should be.
I seriously love this book. It contains a lot of information and is extremely entertaining. Any classroom can use this book in any discipline. I will seek out Mr. Jenkin's other books. show less

Climb the tallest mountain, dive into the deepest lake, and navigate the longest river in Steve Jenkins' stunning new book that explores the wonders of the natural world. With his striking cut paper collages, Jenkins majestically captures the grand sense of scale, perspective and awe that only mother earth can inspire.

A carefully crafted work of art made from paper collage, these pages take the reader on an adventure through 14 really cool natural wonders of the world. We travel around the globe discovering a fine selection of places.

I like this book both for its fascinating content (volcanoes, ocean trenches, mountain peaks, etc.) and also for its helpful language component. This book is a good tool for teaching the superlative: the largest, the deepest, the windiest... It's the most amazing book! And the illustrations are outstanding.

Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest is an amazing example of a creative way to examine the facts and statistics of world geography. Each page is a colorful collage exceptionally well-done that has you enjoying turning the page to discover what new treat you might encounter. The font is small, the vocabulary a bit advanced for very young children, but this book would do well in any elementary library. As a high school teacher, I would love to use this book in my world geography class. I would read it to the class and then we would each create a collage of our own or even for the more advanced students, a small book of their own. They could do the facts of a particular continent, a country, or even a region. There is amazing opportunity show more here to use this book in any grade level. show less

This is a great book to introduce descriptive words to children in grades 2 or 3. The book provides great examples of how to use these words when describing things in nature. The illustrations themselves tell stories, so even if a student may not understand the information being presented, you can still use this book as a way for students to analyze illustrations and make meaning of them and practice storytelling. I would use this book for guided reading and have students recall important details and descriptive attributes that they read in "Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest".

From deserts to the poles and from tall mountain tops to deep ocean trenches, this book takes you to some of the most extreme places on Earth. His bold use of colors in his typical cut-paper collages gives the reader an extraordinary visual of this majestic place we call home.

A neat telling of various global locations. Cool pictures, facts, neat maps, and a travel theme keep this book rolling through its pages. I would use it for teaching maps, travel, and exposing children to what else it out there. grades preK-6