Citybook - Hardcover

Rotner, Shelley; Kreisler, Ken

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ISBN 10: 0531068374 ISBN 13: 9780531068373

Publisher: Orchard Books, 1994

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Rhyming text and photographs celebrate the sights and people of the city

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From Publishers Weekly

Thoughtful compositions and uncommon settings mark this vibrant collection of megalopolitan photographs--here, the teeming streets of New York City provide the setting. A boy chats on one of three pay telephones above which images of the Simpsons and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stare out from a graffiti-scarred wall; a vivid kaleidoscope of neon signs touts "Party Cake" and "Erasmo's Laundry"; a speeding subway car becomes little more than a green-streaked blur. With seldom more than four words to a spread, the minimal text ranges from imaginative ("Mimes, music, museums" identifies a cheery gamin, a saxophone player, a dino likeness) to captions short on inspiration ("So many sights. /So many lights"). But here the photo's the thing, and many highlight arresting images beyond the usual big-city travelogue--though a few are overly dark. A handsome introduction to a unique urban landscape. Ages 2-6.
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From Booklist

Ages 3-5. What's the word for this glossy picture book of big-city sights? Colorful! A thin framework of story ("Kevin loved to visit the city. There was so much to see") soon gives way to quick phrases naming what Kevin saw: "Painted walls / and neon signs. / Long / lines." The text slips in and out of rhyme; sometimes it works well with the photos, and sometimes it seems extraneous. And while the inclusion of young Kevin in the photographs gives kids a person to identify with, some of those pictures have a staged look. Clear and vivid, the photos are the book's strong point, offering young children a focal point for talking about the city at home or in a preschool setting. Carolyn Phelan

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