A book of full-color photographs by Wexler (Jack-in-the- Pulpit, 1993, etc.) divided into five different sections, each of which invites readers to take a different close-up view of everyday objects, from sweaters to potato chips. The categories are ``Part of the Whole,'' ``Surfaces Close Up,'' ``Cross Sections,'' ``Silhouettes,'' and ``Edges.'' At the end of each section a small photograph of the object appears that provides useful context for the parts as well as answers for those who couldn't decipher the mystery picture. This layout makes the book awkward to usereaders have to find the answer pages while flipping back and forth to the photographs. The exercise is mildly amusing but the whole enterprise never overcomes a sense of languid familiarity. (Picture book. 5-9)
Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1995
ISBN: 0-525-45363-6
Page Count: 40
Publisher: Dutton
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 15, 1995
A warm—but unsentimental—story about the excitement, anticipation, and anxieties experienced by a first-grade class whose teacher has a baby during the school year. The children's questions and comments, the teacher's good-humored responses, and the way this event becomes a focus for activities make not only a good story but an excellent set of lesson plans for pregnant teachers! The watercolor illustrations perfectly capture the postures, moods, and expressions of the children and the liveliness of their classroom. (Picture book. 5-8)
Pub Date: Sept. 21, 1992
ISBN: 0-395-60470-2
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Clarion Books
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1992
A rabbit asks the sky god for wisdom, and learns that he must first fool three animals. McDermott tells the tale in punchy, short sentences and sunny paintings that echo African styles and motifs. Zomo is a bucktoothed comic figure whose antics will keep readers laughing; and though he accomplishes his tasks more easily than Ananse in Haley's A Story, A Story, the prize is smaller too—the wisdom Zomo garners from the sky god is that "next time you see Big Fish, Wild Cow, or Leopard...better run fast!" (Folklore/Picture book. 5-8)
Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1992
ISBN: 0-15-299967-1
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1992
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