Find a Face [Hardcover]

Francois Robert (Author), Jean Robert (Author), Jane Gittings (Contributor)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up

If you look hard enough, you can find a face in the most unexpected places: on a light switch, a shoe, a cardboard box, or a map. Look around. They're everyplace! With its funny illustrations, colorful design and playful die-cut cover, this is a book that will tickle the funny bones of readers of all ages.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2–Cheese graters wearing grins? A cookie cutter with a surprised look and a large red clown nose? How about a shoe heel with round eyes and a smiley mouth? These and other unexpected and unique objects are showcased in a fun book that demonstrates that faces can be found anywhere if you look hard enough. Some of them are easy to see, such as one made with pruning shears, with the blades forming the mouth and a grommet for the eye. Other examples take a little more imagination but are quite satisfying once the features are discerned. Many items will be unfamiliar to children, but inquisitive kids will find the name of the object in small upside-down print in the corner of each photograph. The text is minimal, giving readers ideas of different places to look in their world: "We're black/and white/and can turn on the light./Need to find a friendly face?/Look around, we're everyplace!" The photographs are clear and bright, and set against boldly colored backgrounds. Youngsters will never again look at a light switch in the same way.–Wendy Woodfill, Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, MN
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About the Author

Francois Robert was born in Switzerland, where he studied and worked in graphic design. Francois and Jane Gittings now run their own photography studio in Arizona.

Jean Robert is a graphic designer who lives in Zurich.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 36 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 22, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811843386
• ISBN-13: 978-0811843386
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 9.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #213,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #29 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Crafts & Music > Photography

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Find, January 1, 2008

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Found this book originally in a museum book store and our granddaughter was so intrigued by it that we ordered one for our grandnephew. The book got everyone in the family "finding faces" as we rode in car, went for walks, or even sat in our home and looked at things on the wall. A book that helps one see the world a little differently and in a fun way.

5.0 out of 5 stars faces everywhere, February 26, 2007

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I gave this to a nephew less than a year old. Though he is not reading yet, I know this will be a favorite. All children are facinated with faces on themselves, others, toys, etc. This very creative picture book opens one's eyes to faces in less familiar places. Once you start thinking about it, they are everywhere you let your imagine wander.