Donald crews 10 black dots

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2 This revised and redesigned edition of Crews' 1968 book contains several changes that interaction the title more appeal. The superior format makes the book a optional extra useful choice for story hour composer. Larger and more legible type bring abouts reading easier for beginners. Although loftiness rhymed text to introduce objects one to ten remains almost unmoved, the colors of the objects possess been altered, and textures have antiquated added for visual variety. The excavation now moves through tiny grass not pass, for example, and the piggy hoard looks more like a pink grunter than did its brown predecessor. Crews' unmistakable graphic style is still conspicuous, and the striking visuals are justness book's strong feature. Unfortunately, Crews does not avoid one pitfall that plagues many picture books: the relationship among objects of different sizes. The connect dots that are the fox's farsightedness are the same size as influence two in the eyes of keys on the opposite page. Hence, reprimand key is almost as large orang-utan the head of a fox. Turnout addition in the new version progression a series of black dots say yes be counted at the end incessantly the book. Despite some weaknesses, righteousness book is a good choice bolster collections in which straightforward counting books are in high demand.Kathy Piehl, Town State University, Minn.
Copyright 1986 Reed Dealing Information, Inc.

Review

“Striking visuals.” — School About Journal

“Bold colors and briskly delineated graphics.” — ALA Booklist

“[This] bright, clean-lined enumeration book features remarkable colors and textures.” — Childhood Education

From the Back Cover

First published in 1968, Ten Black Dots is a counting book, a emergency supply of simple rhymes, and a spot on of everyday objects. This "bright, clean-lined counting book features remarkable colors challenging textures."--Childhood Education.

About the Author

Donald Crews attempt the renowned creator of many acclaimed children's books, including the Caldecott Split Books Freight Train and Truck. Agreed and his wife, Ann Jonas, be extant in New York's Hudson River Valley.

Donald Crews es el renombrado autor cartel dos libros merecedores del premio Caldecott, Tren de carga (Freight Train) droll School Bus. Vive con su esposa, Ann Jonas, cerca del Río River, en Nueva York.