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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0060270861
ISBN-13: 9780060270865
Jun 1998
Publisher: Harpercollins
Grade:
From 1 to 2
Language: English |
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Details
Synopsis
Exploration of the natural world reveals barn angels, a butterfly angel, a sea angel, and other marvelous creatures.
| Size | | Height: | 8.8 in | | Width: | 11.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 16.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
All the world is a Rorschach test in this imagination-stretching look at nature. In a series of brief scenarios, Turner (Shaker Hearts) describes her sightings of various "angels" in the wild. From Wood Angels (made of "leaves and nuts/ and pinecone petals") to Milkweed Angels ("Wind teased black seeds out,/ each a tiny flier/ in the sky"), she encourages readers to see the delicate, the unexpected, the wondrous. In a superb complement, Ehlert's (Hands; Color Zoo) vibrant multimedia collages combine colors, shapes and textures to compose an intricate visual landscape that begs for exploration. Cool gray stones, fiery autumn leaves and skate-scraped pond ice are among the settings she poetically recreates. The jacket image of an enormous sunflower wearing a subtly discernible smile is particularly cheery. An artist's note at the end offers some facts about the various plants and elements that inspired the illustrations. Ages 4-8. (June)
Lopate
K-Gr 3-Children are encouraged to look for angels in the natural world through brief, lyrical vignettes and glorious collage art. Some of the hidden pictures are fun and inventive, such as a sea angel made of shells. Others are more confusing, such as the butterfly angel (well, is it a butterfly or an angel? Literal-minded children will surely want to know). But eventually the game palls. It's hard to see anything in the collages of leaves or pile of vegetables except the vibrant colors and interesting shapes of the objects themselves. There is an occasional felicitous phrase ("...a patchwork stitched by the quick steps of blackbirds"), and an accompanying collage at times forms a wonderful juxtaposition of textures. However, on the whole, this book is less than the sum of its parts. What exactly is the point of an angel made of rocks on the ground? A trend has become a gimmick in this ethereal bit of fluff.-Patricia Lothrop-Green, St. George's School, Newport, RI
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