Round Trip [Paperback]

Ann Jonas (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 26, 1990 | Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

"A visual stunner....The format is wonderfully inventive--once the traveler arrives in the city, the book is flipped over and read back to the beginning, with the black-and-white pictures taking on new meanings....Sure to delight and fascinate."--Publishers Weekly.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An inventive book for young readers that will delight anyone whose imagination is intact." -- -- ALA Booklist (starred review)

"Show-stopping sleight of pen." -- -- Kirkus Review --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Ann Jonas has written and illustrated many popular books for children, including Color Dance, Reflections, and Round Trip, which was an ALA Notable Book and a "New York Times" Best Illustrated Book. She is a graduate of Cooper Union and has worked as a graphic designer for many years with her husband, Donald Crews. They live in upstate New York.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books (October 26, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688099866
• ISBN-13: 978-0688099862
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very clever!, July 28, 2000

By 

Jane James "homeschoolmum" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Round Trip (Paperback)

My son saw this one on Reading Rainbow and he was so fascinated by the pictures that we went right out and bought it. It is very cleverly done, and all my kids really like this one.

Basically, every picture tells TWO stories. You read the book through, then turn it over and read it upside down. A bridge with water running under it and cars driving over it become, when upside down, a fence with electric poles and wires running alongside and stars in the sky above! It's really a wonderful little book.

Only 4 stars because the story isn't interesting enough to read twice, although the pictures are great fun to look at over and over again.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reversible in black and white, September 17, 2005

By 

Debra "Growing Grandma" (Orem, UT, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Round Trip (Hardcover)

"Round Trip" is a book with a surprise! Each black and white scene tells half of a story and then the book can be turned upside down to tell the second half. Drawings work either right side up or upside down and are visual delights. We read it over and over.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Round Trip, By Ann Jonas, December 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Round Trip (Hardcover)

This is a kids book about a trip to the city. it seems a little stupid at first, as every page has on line (i.e. "we went throught the tunnel"), but is a nice book. then, at the end of the kids trip to the city, they say "time to turn around and go home", and you turn the book over, and it has hidden in the pictures other pictures that appear upside down. EXTREMELY CLEVER. All black and white. also try REFLECTIONS by Ann Jonas, which is similar, but in color. A truely great boo. (for a kid to read, or a adult to marvel at) Any questions, E-Mail me. END