logo
Wrong email address or username
Wrong email address or username
Incorrect verification code
Mirror - Jeannie Baker
Mirror
by: (author)
4.00 40
An innovative, two-in-one picture book follows a parallel day in the life of two families: one in a Western city and one in a North African village.Somewhere in Sydney, Australia, a boy and his family wake up, eat breakfast, and head out for a busy day of shopping. Meanwhile, in a small village... show more
An innovative, two-in-one picture book follows a parallel day in the life of two families: one in a Western city and one in a North African village.Somewhere in Sydney, Australia, a boy and his family wake up, eat breakfast, and head out for a busy day of shopping. Meanwhile, in a small village in Morocco, a boy and his family go through their own morning routines and set out to a bustling market. In this ingenious, wordless picture book, readers are invited to compare, page by page, the activities and surroundings of children in two different cultures. Their lives may at first seem quite unalike, but a closer look reveals that there are many things, some unexpected, that connect them as well. Designed to be read side by side — one from the left and the other from the right —these intriguing stories are told entirely through richly detailed collage illustrations.
show less
Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780763648480 (0763648485)
ASIN: 763648485
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
Bookstores:
Community Reviews
debnance
debnance rated it
4.0 Mirror
Jeannie Baker does it again. She creates two worlds, side by side, one that of a family living in a city in Australia, and the other that of a family living in Morocco, North Africa, with beautiful collages. Every image of life in Australia is reflected on an adjacent page with life in Morocco. The ...
Bashara Likes Books
Bashara Likes Books rated it
3.0
I really loved Baker's Home and expected to love this one just as much. And I did like this one, but I think I like the idea behind it and admire the obvious skill it took more than the actual product. I actually found the book to be a bit unwieldy and had a hard time focusing on all the detail. ...
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it
5.0 Mirror
Very cool, but I wonder why the Australian family cannot be religious, too.
Other editions (1)
Books by Jeannie Baker
On shelves
Share this Book
Need help?