Wonders of the USA (Shine-a-Light Series)

by Carron Brown

Overview

In Wonders of the USA, readers explore caves and rivers, visit national parks and view historic buildings. Shine a flashlight behind the page or hold it to the light to reveal what is hidden in and around our country. Discover a land of great surprises.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610675437
Publisher:	Kane Miller
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Shine-a-Light Series
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	10.40(w) x 10.30(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

Editorial Reviews

"This Shine-a-Light installment presents a very broad tour of American landmarks such as the White House, Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, and Carlsbad Cavern. ...the guessing game ('What is sleeping in the cave?') and shine-a-light hooks should engage viewers." — The Horn Book Magazine


"…armchair travelers will glimpse sites such as Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Grand Canyon, Denali, the Everglades, Carlsbad Cavern, Yellowstone National Park, and a bald eagle. Worthwhile additions to a series that spurs curiosity." — Booklist


"I love that this one inspires readers to get out and see all of America! Opening with a map of the US, this would be great for teaching geography, US symbols, patriotism, or for an enjoyable read before a road trip!" — Little Cub Literacy

From the Publisher

2017-01-17
A "whistle-stop" tour of natural, historical, and cultural marvels, from Denali to the Everglades, the Golden Gate Bridge to Mardi Gras.The 14 entries—arranged in no particular order and never located on a map—are kitted out with a gimmick: alternating versos are solid black with white outlined figures, so that holding the colored illustrations on the rectos up to a light allows the figures to shine through and, ideally at least, complete a composition. This works nicely when, for instance, a view of the White House's exterior on the colored side is matched to a (simplified) schematic of the rooms inside, but too often the additions are animals or groups of tourists in the foregrounds, offering neither insight nor much of a visual surprise. Also, whenever pages are held up, the simple descriptive commentary is hard to read as the text on the other side, nearly all of which is placed in the same general area, shows through in reverse. Both Johnson and, in the co-published Secrets of Our Earth, Wesley Robins vary the visible skin tones of their otherwise generic human figures.Anemic selections of basic facts paired to a visual trick that is only fitfully exploited with imagination. (Informational novelty. 7-9)

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