Changes [Hardcover]

Marjorie N. Allen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1991 | Age Level: 3 and up

Describes, in rhymed text and illustrations, how things in nature change as they grow and develop.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This impressive concept book surveys changes in nature through lively photographs. With a simple, knowing style, Allen ( One, Two, Three -- Ah-Choo! ; Farley, Are You for Real? ) and Rotner study the growth and transformations of plants and animals. Piglets mature into large sows; fiddleheads uncurl into graceful ferns. "All things go through changes," the author explains succinctly. In her first picture book, Rotner's photographs accompany the easily understood text: "Spring blossoms yield summer fruit; in autumn, corn grows high." Juxtaposed photos of a speckled fawn and a grey-horned buck depict an animal's growth with the passage of time; pictures of a boy as he grows from infancy to preschool age show similar alterations. Readers will gain an important understanding of the many different faces of each living thing through this timely, engaging book. Ages 2-6.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K-- A photographic essay on changes in nature--growth, seasons, weather. A daffodil bud becomes an open flower in four full-color photos; pine cones grow into tall pines in two; winter gray turns into spring green in two pictures of the same forest swamp. In other examples, eggs become tiny birds and then a migrating flock; a baby grows into a toddler and then a preschooler. The photos are well selected and artfully juxtaposed to demonstrate the breadth of the concept, and the minimal narrative poetically captions the photos to help clarify it. The pictures work well together and with the text to make a book that children, teachers, and parents will appreciate.
- Dorcas Hand, Annunciation Orthodox School, Houston, TX
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum; 1st edition (April 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0027002527
• ISBN-13: 978-0027002522
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,541,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nicely photographed book of how things change, December 19, 2001

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This review is from: Changes (Hardcover)

With crisp, colorful photographs, this simple book illustrates how plants, seasons, animals and other things take on changes.

Books like this serve to demonstrate specific topics while being somewhat limited in the stories told. It does serve an educational purpose, though.