Hello! Good-Bye!

From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 3?Aliki has outdone herself with this fine concept book. Vivid cartoons rendered in watercolors and colored pencils show plenty of action and accurately reflect the concise text that explains the many ways to say "hello" and "goodbye." While entertaining readers, the author offers vocabulary by providing synonyms, and then explains that sometimes words are not necessary if gestures are used. Illustrations of people from far-away lands in traditional dress are found throughout. This engaging picture book makes a good read-aloud, but it is a better choice to sit and read one-on-one in order to mine all the gold nuggets to be found on each page. A winner!?Susan Garland, Maynard Public Library, MACopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From