Synopses & Reviews
Join a group of fun-loving shapes as they collaborate and create in this picture book from a Caldecott Honoree.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Come along on a creative adventure with a gang of saucy shapesand#8212;and a mischievous mouse who wants to play too. Meet circles, rectangles, ovals, arcs, and a triangle and a square as well. Wait till you see what this crowd can make when theyand#8217;re all working together!
Review
"Fleming's signature pulp-painted backgrounds set the stage for a performance featuring an assemblage of shapes; created from patterned handmade papers, the forms are choreographed in their activity by a madcap mouse on wheels. . . . Children will enjoy predicting at various points in the narrative. . . . Motion lines drawn with pastels combine with expressive verbs, rhyming couplets and playful phrases to animate the narrative: "Bibbity bop!" Although Fleming presents a veritable smorgasbord of early learning (shapes, colors, directions and concepts), there is also a dramatic arc with tension and humor. . . . The title will surely inspire children to create and deconstruct their own geometric dramas."
Review
Pulp painting and collage art prevail in this creative game. On the first spread, a motorized mouse figure instructs shapesand#8212;a small arc, triangle, oval, large arc, circle, two small ovals, two tiny circles, two big rectangles, two thin rectangles, and a squareand#8212;to rearrange themselves piece by piece to form a monkey. Mouse and Monkey accidentally collide, and the pieces assemble into a cat, then quickly return to the intended form. Flemingand#8217;s active verbs (bounce, slide, slither, flip) create verbal energy to reflect the visual fun that keeps fresh with varying colored backgrounds. Readers can seek and find the shapes on each page, and assembling them in different ways creates an engaging interactive experience.and#8211;Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA
Review
In this early concept book created by the masterful Fleming, a mouse ringmaster opens the shenanigans: and#8220;SHAPES are in place and ready to go!and#8221; An assortment of neatly labeled shapes such as ovals, circles, and rectangles are featured on the next page. Then the fun gets started: and#8220;Slide, SQUARE, and start the show!and#8221; Other actions include and#8220;Bounce, OVAL, up and downand#8221; and and#8220;Roll, CIRCLE, round and round.and#8221; Kids will likely wiggle around, too, as they learn the shapes and act out the motions in the rhyming directives. As the shapes combine, a figure emerges: a monkey! He looks delighted, but the mouse looses control, careening across the page, and crashes into the monkey, sending the individual pieces flying. Tots will collapse in peals of laughter...bound to be a repeat favorite.
Synopsis
La Verite sur l'affaire du marechal Bazaine. Simples reflexions sur un sujet a l'ordre du jour...
Date de l'edition originale: 1873
Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l'opportunite d'acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.
Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.
En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.
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Synopsis
La V rit sur l'affaire du mar chal Bazaine. Simples r flexions sur un sujet l'ordre du jour...
Date de l' dition originale: 1873
Le pr sent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la litt rature Fran aise mise en place avec la BNF.
HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant num ris ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant la demande.
Certains de ces ouvrages refl tent des courants de pens e caract ristiques de leur poque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jug s condamnables.
Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins l'histoire des id es en France et sont susceptibles de pr senter un int r t scientifique ou historique.
Le sens de notre d marche ditoriale consiste ainsi permettre l'acc s ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune fa on le contenu.
Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr
About the Author
Denise Fleming has written and illustrated numerous celebrated books, including andlt;i andgt;Go, Shapes, Go!andlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;underGROUNDandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;SHOUT!andlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Sleepy, Oh So Sleepyandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Time to Sleepandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;The Everything Bookandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Alphabet Under Constructionandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Count!andlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;In the Tall, Tall Grassandlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;In the Small, Small Pondandlt;/iandgt;, which received a Caldecott Honor. She lives in Toledo, Ohio, with her husband, David Powers, with whom she often collaborates.Denise Fleming has written and illustrated numerous celebrated books, including andlt;i andgt;Go, Shapes, Go!andlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;underGROUNDandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;SHOUT!andlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Sleepy, Oh So Sleepyandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Time to Sleepandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;The Everything Bookandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Alphabet Under Constructionandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Count!andlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;In the Tall, Tall Grassandlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;In the Small, Small Pondandlt;/iandgt;, which received a Caldecott Honor. She lives in Toledo, Ohio, with her husband, David Powers, with whom she often collaborates.