Top to Bottom Down Under

Publisher Marketing: Ted and Betsy Lewin's adventures take them from the northernmost tip of Australia to the southernmost tip. At the top, they interrupt a python's mealtime, encounter a ferocious pack of dingoes, and come face-to-face with a crocodile. Down at the bottom, they dine with rude kangaroos, meet their first platypus, and confront an ill-tempered sea lion!The vivid colors, close-up paintings, and rich landscapes rendered in the Lewins' distinct watercolor styles, combined with action-packed narrative, will make you want to pack your bags and visit the land down under! Contributor Bio:  Lewin, Ted Ted Lewin grew up in Buffalo, New York, with two brothers, one sister, two parents, a lion, an iguana, and a chimpanzee. He became interested in art as a young boy when he would draw his brothers' world of wrestling. Ted later worked as a professional wrestler to finance his studies at the Pratt Institute of Fine Arts, where he met his wife, Betsy Lewin, also a children's book writer and illustrator. He and his wife travel around the world to research the settings for their books. While working on SACRED RIVER, which he both wrote and illustrated, Ted joined thousands of Hindus on their pilgrimage to the banks of the Ganges River in Benares, India. Ted now lives and works in the brownstone he shares with his wife and their two cats in Brooklyn, New York. For more information visit www.tedlewin.com. Contributor Bio:  Lewin, Betsy Betsy Lewin is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type" and its sequels, "Giggle, Giggle, Quack";" Duck for President"; "Dooby Dooby Moo"; and "Thump, Quack, Moo"; in addition to a number of other picture books, including "So, What's It Like to Be a Cat? "and "Where Is Tippy Toes?" She lives in Brooklyn, New York.