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Round Trip

by Ann Jonas

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Publisher Comments:

This book isn't just the story of a round trip--it is a round trip. Read forward and look at the sights, then flip the book over to see something different on the way back. Ann Jonas' amazing two-way trip is guaranteed to change the way you look at things. Black-and-white illustrstions.

Synopsis:

"A visual stunner....The format is wonderfully inventive--once the traveler arrives in the city, the book is flipped over and read back to the beginning, with the black-and-white pictures taking on new meanings....Sure to delight and fascinate."--Publishers Weekly.

About the Author

Ann Jonas has written and illustrated many popular books for children, including Color Dance, Reflections and Round Trip, which was an ALA Notable Book and a "New York Times" Best Illustrated Book. She is a graduate of Cooper Union and has worked as a graphic designer for many years with her husband, Donald Crews. They live in upstate New York.

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msdebr, February 28, 2008 (view all comments by msdebr)
What fun! I had absolutely NO IDEA that the pictures reverse and the reader goes back home again. Visually astounding!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780688099862
Author:
Jonas, Ann
Publisher:
HarperTrophy
Author:
by Ann Jonas
Author:
Jonas
Author:
Ann
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Children's fiction
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
City and town life
Subject:
Cities and towns
Subject:
Country life
Subject:
People & Places - General
Subject:
Toy and movable books
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Edition Number:
1st Mulberry ed.
Series Volume:
no. 91-4
Publication Date:
October 1990
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from P to 3
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
982x794x11 28
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
04-08

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