Home About Us Media Kit Subscriptions Links Forum
APPEARED IN


View All Articles

Download PDF

DIRECTORIES:

Job Opportunities

Tutors

Workshops

Events

Sections:

Books

Camps & Sports

Careers

Children’s Corner

Collected Features

Colleges

Cover Stories

Distance Learning

Editorials

Medical Update

Metro Beat

Movies & Theater

Museums

Music, Art & Dance

Special Education

Spotlight On Schools

Teachers of the Month

Technology

Archives:

1995-2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

DECEMBER 2004

Warm Up These Wintry Days of December With Books!

PICTURE BOOKS: AGES 5 THRU 8
Guji Guji by Chih-Yuan Chen. (Kane/Miller, 32pp., $15.95), is a charming spin on the ugly duckling theme. An enormous egg rolls into Mother Duck's nest. Her hatchlings eventually include spotted and striped ducklings and a rather unusual crocodile-shaped youngster named after his first words. Illustrations are rich in colors and dramatic down to the silhouette end papers.

FICTION: AGES 8 THRU 12
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, (Sterling, 176 pp., $12.95), illustrated by Michael Foreman, is based on photographs taken by Carroll of the “real Alice Liddell.” This popular illustrator of classic stories packs his depictions with whimsical humor and shimmering colors.

The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame. (Candlewick, unpaged, $17.99), illustrated by Inga Moore. Colored pencil and ink illustrations capture the atmosphere of this classic dragon tale involving the loyalty of a child friend. A lovely picture book rendering that pars down Graham's clever dialog but nevertheless makes this story accessible to the youngest readers.

POETRY: AGES 8 THRU 12
Nonsense! by Edward Lear (Atheneum, 32 pp., $16.95), illustrated by Valori Fisher has 15 limericks accompanied by remarkable visuals that mirror their surprise. Photographic artwork made from an assemblage of old toys, print cut-outs, patterned paper—simulating a look of veritable depth. Elegant Victorianism and modern goofiness set these poems apart as a treat.#

Selene S. Vasquez is a media specialist at Orange Brook Elementary School in Hollywood, Florida. She is formerly a children's librarian for the New York Public Library.
COMMENT ON THIS ARTICLE

Name:

Email:
Show email
City:
State:

 


 

 

Education Update, Inc.
All material is copyrighted and may not be printed without express consent of the publisher. © 2005.