This innovative picture book comprises two stories design. She is the authorartist of a number of distinguished picture books including where the forest meets the sea, a boston globehorn honour book, and the recipient of an ibby honor award. Every now and then a picture book comes to my attention that i have to share with all of you, raising a family in two or more different cultures. Jeannie baker is the author and illustrator of a number of childrens picture books, including the awardwinning where the forest meets the sea and the critically acclaimed dual language picture book mirror.
One family lives in a city in australia, and one lives in morocco, north africa. From the creator of the critically acclaimed where the forest meets the sea and mirror, comes. In this ingenious, wordless picture book, readers are invited to compare, page by page, the activities and surroundings of children in two different. One living in big city australia, the other in the moroccan desert. As a child she loved drawing, painting and making things walker books, 2008. Jeannie baker books on the booktopia jeannie baker. It is a wordless picture book that speaks volumes about culture both similarities and differences. Jeannie baker has 16 books on goodreads with 10772 ratings. Circle download free pdf and ebook writer jeannie baker in english published by walker books ltd. Look at the fantastic artwork these star students created after reading mirror by jeannie baker. The wordless picture book mirror by jeannie baker is about the lives of two. Born in croydon, england on november 2 1950, jeannie grew up the eldest of six children. The story mirror by jeannie baker as told through music and sound effects.
Students are to write and perform a 23 minute acceptance speech for baker, explaining what she aimed to achieve with mirror. Mirror by jeanie baker book, teaching resources, story. Jeannie baker best known for her beautiful picture books which include mirror, the hidden forest, belonging, home, the story of rosy dock, window, grandfather and more. The first activity in this unit plan will happen before the book is read. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jeannie baker books online. Mirror by jeannie baker illustrated by jeannie baker by jeannie baker illustrated by jeannie baker. The left side of the book takes place in australia and reads lefttoright. Exploring and responding in this learning opportunity, students will focus on the particular art elements of shape, texture and colour, expanding their knowledge of these elements. This is a unit plan based around jeannie baker s book mirror. A beautifully portrayed and cleverly told story in amazing collage detail of a day in the life of two families living in different parts of the world and how their lives are interwoven ironically by a carpet. Wordless picture books encourage appropriate book handling skills in very small children. About the author jeannie baker was born in england where she finished art college before moving to australia. Mirror by jeannie baker illustrates the daily activities of two boys, one in morocco and the other in australia.
Mirror by jeannie baker is a beautiful wordless picture book that promotes. Window was shortlisted for the kate greenaway medal in great britain and both window and mirror won the childrens book council of australia. In addition to learning to handle books with respect and appreciation, children also learn essential book reading skills like reading from front to back, top to bottom, and left to right, and turning pages one by one. Before after is a wordless picture book by candlewick press. Jeannie baker jeannie baker is the author and illustrator of a number of childrens picture books, including the awardwinning where the forest meets the sea and the critically acclaimed dual language picture book mirror. Mirror won the childrens book council of australia award for picture book of the year in 2011.
Download mirror ebook in epub, mobi and pdf format. This is the underlying premise of the stunning new book mirror by jeannie baker. The stories show the lives of two families from each of the countries. Another of her picture books, window, was shortlisted for the kate greenaway medal in. Jeannie baker is the author and illustrator of a number of childrens picture books, including the awardwinning where the forest meets the. Jeannie baker s mirror is one of those books which provide you with that honor. Jeannie baker is englishborn australian childrens picture book author and artist, known for. An innovative, twoinone picture book follows a parallel day in the life of two families. Students will be introduced to the picture book by jeannie baker called mirror, which shows the comparison of two boys and their families, one in sydney and the other in. This innovative picture book is comprised of two parts, designed to be read simultaneously one from the left, the other from the right. Mirror is a book that reflects two different parts of the world.
Buy a discounted paperback of the hidden forest online from australias leading online bookstore. There are moments when you feel privileged to be holding a book in your hands. You should be able to purchase any of my books through your local book shop. Circle download free pdf and ebook by jeannie baker. Traveling as a stranger herself, what baker realized was not so much that outward differences mattered, but nwardly we are so alike, it could be each other we see when we look in a mirror. Two interconnected stories comprise this innovative picture book about two boys in different parts of the world. We love the authors, we support them by buying their works so that they can dedicate themselves to their art. Mirror written by jeanie baker is a brilliantly illustrated and engaging wordless picture book that explores the similarities and differences between western and moroccan society through a sidebyside comparison as if looking through two different windows. The book, mirror, by jeannie baker is very unique, there are two sides to the book that mirror each other. Wordless picture books brave kids primary english history of television australian authors bookshelves kids author studies book writer classroom inspiration. Mirror by jeannie baker missemsbookworm read aloud.
A rare find which revolutionizes the experience of flipping through the pages of a book with its capacity to go beyond the boundaries of. Australian artist jeannie baker had been in the forefront of demonstrating the. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Mirror was also shortlisted for the western australian premiers book awards for 2010 in the childrens books category. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
For several years i read this to school children to encourage awareness of the bigger picture and to. The everyday similarities and differences of two worlds oceans apart are at the center of jeannie baker s latest stunning picture book. The teacher will show the students the front and back cover and ask the students to write a description of both of the boys. Mirror by jeannie baker is an amazing visual telling of the story of two families from different cultures. Booktopia has the hidden forest, big book by jeannie baker. The creation of these illustrations is impressive and the depiction of different textures seems so real, i wish i could touch them all. See more ideas about childrens book illustration, illustration and illustration art. This book is named mirrors because of the way it is set up. The childrens library lady has over 150 picture books on a large variety of topics. Jeannie bakers book mirror is superbly illustrated. The horn book lollys classroom mirror by jeannie baker.
Reflecting the book s title, parallel stories about the lives of two boys sit opposite each otherone on the left and one on the right, one in australia and one in morocco literally reflecting what is happening in the other. The right side takes place in morocco and reads righttoleft as books are read in morocco. B estbooksforteens circle download free pdf and ebook by jeannie baker. Jeannie baker is the author and illustrator of a number of childrens picture books, including the awardwinning where the forest meets the sea. When you first open the book, there are two stories. Her resulting book could not be a better reminder of the same, shared goals of people everywhere. Cindy and i didnt do lists of our top picture books this year but if we had mirror. Jeannie baker is englishborn australian childrens picture book author and artist, known for her collage illustrations and her concern for the natural environment. This innovative picture book is comprised of two parts designed to be read simultaneously one from the left, the other from the right. Two diverse countries and cultures are linked with warmth and charm in this twoinone picture book. Two stories in one, this book introduces both moroccan and australian cultures in beautifully artistic pictures. Great piece of work from australian illustrator, three dimensional images made of pieces of real material stuck on. Im feeling a little frantic about getting some of my top picks for the year blogged before the big youth award announcements. Her characteristic use of mixed media to create detailed and elaborate collages is stunning and unique.
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