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:
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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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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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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 | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Presents seventeen traditional American and Chinese songs, written in artist Xu Bing's signature square word calligraphy. - Baker & Taylor
"Seventeen traditional American and Chinese songs are written in artist Xu Bing's signature Square Word Calligraphy"-- - Penguin Putnam
A puzzle, a work of art, and a collection of classic American songs, all in an innovative book by one of the world's foremost contemporary artists.
Every page of this book is filled with secret code. It seems like Chinese calligraphy, but itâs not. It seems like you canât read it, but you can. Once the pieces of the puzzle start falling into place, you will understand it all. And some of it may even strike you as strangely familiar . . .Â
Twelve traditional American songs, such as "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and "Yankee Doodle," as well as five classic songs from Chinese culture, are written here in artist Xu Bing's unique "square word calligraphy," which uses one-block words made of English letters. From a distance, these pieces are beautiful but unintelligible art. Up close, they are a mystery just waiting to be solvedâlike the fine art version of "Magic Eye."
For readers ages 7 and up, Look! What Do You See? is perfect for long car rides or coded notes to friends. Incredibly intricate and visually engaging, this is a book that children and adults will return to again and again.