Look! what do you see? : an art puzzle book of American and Chinese songs
Record details
- ISBN: 9780451473776
- ISBN: 0451473779
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Physical Description:
print
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm - Publisher: New York : Viking Books for Young Readers, 2017.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 7 up. Grades 4 to 6. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Children's songs Texts Songs Picture puzzles Visual perception Word games |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Covington Branch | J 782.42 Xu (Text) | 33126021872852 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
Covington Branch | J 782.42 Xu (Text) | 33126023179702 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
Covington Branch | J 782.42 Xu (Text) | 33126023179710 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | J 782.42 Xu (Text) | 33126023179744 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2017 September
Gr 3â6âIn 1994, Bing invented Square Word Calligraphy, a "secret code" that looks a lot like Chinese calligraphy. This volume presents the lyrics to 17 songs in that code, accompanied by Stadtlander's beautiful watercolor illustrations. The first dozen are common U.S. folk songs (including "Camptown Ladies," "Yankee Doodle Came to Town," and "Skip to My Lou") and the final five are common Chinese folk songs (including "Tiger Learns to Climb" and "The Snail and the Yellow Birds"). Readers are encouraged to look closely to decipher the text. Starting with the songs they know, students can then crack the ingenious code to read the lyrics to the songs they don't. The back matter contains instructions on writing Square Word Calligraphy as well as all the lyrics to the songs, in case there was a word readers were unable to decipher. While the method of guessing the song based on the picture and then working backward to crack the code is a fun twist, it also makes the book harder to categorize in a library collection, and students may skip over it. The visual look of the code (which is in English, written with stylized letters arranged in a square in a manner that visually borrows heavily from traditional Chinese calligraphy) is significantly different enough from most other English-based codes that cypher fans should be very intrigued and eager to try it for themselves.
Copyright 2017 School Library Journal.VERDICT A fun coded puzzle for readers to spend time analyzing, but it may need some handselling for kids to pick up.âJennifer Rothschild, Arlington County Public Libraries, VA