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From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 11:38:58 -0600
Part of Clark Underbakke's previous message: "Another favorite is, Four in All by mother-son collaborators, Nina and Adam Payne. (That's my take gathered from the dust jacket, at least.) A small, square book, it is full of surprises. The simple, lyrical text (only 56 words in length) rolls off your tongue...but the REAL magic lies in the illustrations that build as each page is turned. They are done with intricate cut paper collage and are amazing! Words and illustrations truly blend together to become one in this book...By the way, I also find it interesting that Walter Dean Myers played a part in two of the favorite books mentioned...acknowledged by Hesse in Witness, he gathered the historic photographs...and, of course, the large role he played in the success of Love that Dog by Creech..."
I'm glad you took time to write, Clark... I, too, admire "Four in All" (Front Street Books). It's more than charming and delightful. It seems to be ingenious. For those who haven't seen this unusual wee book, consider it as a bedtime or naptime opportunity for preschoolers, maybe 3-4 year olds, maybe a tad older, or younger. I dunno. Take a look at it yourself and decide...
Clark pointed out that Walter Dean Myers's collection of historic photographs was tapped for the book "Witness" (Scholastic) - best appreciated by older middle school/high school. Have you and others removed the dust jacket of his memoir "Bad Boy" (HarperCollins) - best for older middle school and senior high, too - to see the many photographs reproduced on the front and back of the book? What a treat.
I also appreciated "The Greatest" (Scholastic), Myers's biography of Muhammad Ali - middle/high school. I keep thinking about Myers's careful and repeated documentation of the physical, mental, and psychological toll the "cruelest sport" exacts on boxers. A dimension of boxing to keep in mind if seeing the film over the holidays.
Cheers, Ginny
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu Director, Cooperative Children's Book Center www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ A Library of the School of Education, University of Wisconsin Madison
Received on Fri 21 Dec 2001 11:38:58 AM CST
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 11:38:58 -0600
Part of Clark Underbakke's previous message: "Another favorite is, Four in All by mother-son collaborators, Nina and Adam Payne. (That's my take gathered from the dust jacket, at least.) A small, square book, it is full of surprises. The simple, lyrical text (only 56 words in length) rolls off your tongue...but the REAL magic lies in the illustrations that build as each page is turned. They are done with intricate cut paper collage and are amazing! Words and illustrations truly blend together to become one in this book...By the way, I also find it interesting that Walter Dean Myers played a part in two of the favorite books mentioned...acknowledged by Hesse in Witness, he gathered the historic photographs...and, of course, the large role he played in the success of Love that Dog by Creech..."
I'm glad you took time to write, Clark... I, too, admire "Four in All" (Front Street Books). It's more than charming and delightful. It seems to be ingenious. For those who haven't seen this unusual wee book, consider it as a bedtime or naptime opportunity for preschoolers, maybe 3-4 year olds, maybe a tad older, or younger. I dunno. Take a look at it yourself and decide...
Clark pointed out that Walter Dean Myers's collection of historic photographs was tapped for the book "Witness" (Scholastic) - best appreciated by older middle school/high school. Have you and others removed the dust jacket of his memoir "Bad Boy" (HarperCollins) - best for older middle school and senior high, too - to see the many photographs reproduced on the front and back of the book? What a treat.
I also appreciated "The Greatest" (Scholastic), Myers's biography of Muhammad Ali - middle/high school. I keep thinking about Myers's careful and repeated documentation of the physical, mental, and psychological toll the "cruelest sport" exacts on boxers. A dimension of boxing to keep in mind if seeing the film over the holidays.
Cheers, Ginny
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu Director, Cooperative Children's Book Center www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ A Library of the School of Education, University of Wisconsin Madison
Received on Fri 21 Dec 2001 11:38:58 AM CST
