Spirals, Curves, Fanshapes & Lines [Library Binding]

Tana Hoban (Author)

Book Description

The author-illustrator of Look Up, Look Down opens young eyes to the geometric and artistic wonders, puzzles, and delights of the everyday world through fascinating insights and full-color photographs.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreS Up-- A wordless collection of engaging color photography that is--for the most part--of the high caliber we've come to expect from this creator. However, while the bright colors and appealing subject matter--musical instruments; zoo animals; vendors' displays of flowers, vegetables, breads, and baskets; a chambered Nautilus and a fossil; and a birthday cake with candles--may be attractive, the book's value as a concept book is questionable. Children will find the pictures pleasing and, with a bit of adult guidance, may explore some of the shapes that the title suggests, but the possibilities for confusion and frustration abound. Aren't all these objects composed of lines? Upon perusing Spirals, Curves, Fanshapes & Lines , most youngsters and adults, for that matter, will come away with the same reaction--``So what.''-- Eve Larkin, Middleton Public Library, WI
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 1 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688112293
• ISBN-13: 978-0688112295
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,430,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tana Hoban's photographs have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and in galleries around the world. She has won many gold medals and prizes for her work as a photographer and filmmaker. Her books for children are known and loved throughout the world.