Owl Lake - Hardcover

Tejima, Keizaburo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399214267 ISBN 13: 9780399214264

Publisher: Philomel Books, 1987

Synopsis

As the sun slips down behind the lake and the sky darkens, Father Owl comes out and hunts for fish to feed his hungry family. Illustrated with the author's woodcuts.

About this title

Language Notes:

Text: English, Japanese (translation)

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2 In this translation of a prize-winning Japanese picture book, the life of an owl family is presented through simple poetic language accompanied by large, striking woodcuts. Tejima's woodcuts, in four colors, fill the pages with bold artistic expression. The white detail of the owls' feathers against a black background underlines the focus of the book. The scenery is less precisetiny marks showing tree-covered hills, smooth lines of the lake, circular ripples in the wateroffsetting the ``action'' of the story and giving the book a well-crafted appearance.The layout of print and woodcuts is exceptionally nice; white spaces vary from sections of the page to neat white borders surrounding the black. Tejima has successfully designed a simple, realistic presentation of the life of a nocturnal creature. Susan Scheps, Bertram Woods Library, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Philomel Books
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0399214267
• ISBN 13: 9780399214264
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40