When Summer Comes

Maass, Robert

ISBN 10: 080502087X ISBN 13: 9780805020878

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 1993

Synopsis

A simple text highlights a colorful photoessay that looks at the various charms that summer offers, from ocean swimming to berry picking.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2-- A memory-evoking collection of scenes that not only lets readers see summer, but also hear, smell, taste, and feel it as well. This photo essay begins with the first day of summer vacation as children stand with report cards in hand waiting for the bus to take them home to a season of roller skating, running through the sprinkler, picking strawberries, a visit to the farmer's market, fireworks on the Fourth of July, a day at the beach, and play in a rushing stream. Parades, fairs, baseball, picnics, lemonade stands, ice-cream cones, and amusement parks are among the scenes pictured; all feature multiracial boys and girls. Other choices might be Poems for Summer (Steck-Vaughn, 1991) or Moncure's In Summer (Child's World, 1985), but Maass's skill as a photographer sets this one apart. A great story or discussion starter for back-to-school week. --Dot Minzer, North Barrington School, Barrington, IL
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews:

In a companion to When Autumn Comes (1990), Maass captures another season's essence in outstanding photos. A young African- American enjoys the sparkling water that drenches her beatific grin; a toddler samples one strawberry in a lush field of the ripe fruit; two kids race between rows of knee-high corn. Maass has an extraordinary facility for recalling sensations with his exquisitely composed images: a water-skipper and its larger shadow on the bottom of a pond; bees hovering over blossoms, an artful blend of sharp focus and impressionistic blur; a pensive ballplayer privately kissing his trophy. Between the day school's out and the day it begins again, the passage of time is marked by carefully chosen clues (gardens, light, activities), while the brief, lyrical text ties it all together. Splendid. (Nonfiction/Picture book. 3-9) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 080502087X
• ISBN 13: 9780805020878
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1