City Noise.

Karla Kuskin.

ISBN 10: 0060210761 / ISBN 13: 9780060210762

Verlag: Harpercollins, New York, NY, 1994

Beschreibung

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. Unpaginated. Illustrated by Renee Flower. Hardback with DJ. Kuskin ( City Dog ; The Philharmonic Gets Dressed ) and first-time illustrator Flower seize on urban cacophony and turn it into a celebration of life itself in this dynamic picture book. A girl discovers a tin can in the street and holds it up to her ear to hear the secrets it keeps: the roar of city life tumbles out, like a genie escaping from a lamp. With a few well-chosen words ("Squalling Calling Crashing Rushing") the noise level intensifies, matched by comically frenetic pictures in which every object (house, car, garbage can) is personified and given a manic expression. All is frenzied movement and color. In this carnival-like setting cars honk and belch; ships smoke; people joke, laugh and yell; trains squeal. Even the words "reds and greens" are an invitation for mayhem. Noise here is equated with "Living Living Living"--and certainly the book is a whirling, swirling, crazy, colorful ode to sound. There is much child appeal here in both text and artwork, although parents may be praying for peace and quiet after successive readings. For Ages 4-8. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 40860

Bibliografische Details

Titel: City Noise.

Verlag: Harpercollins, New York, NY

Erscheinungsdatum: 1994

Einband: Library Binding

Illustrator: Flower, Renee

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dust Jacket Included

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: First Ed; First Printing indicated.

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Book by Kuskin Karla

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In this poem an old tin can becomes an urban conch shell when, held against a child's ear, it reveals the sounds of a bustling city