This is a very child friendly book that uses only pictures and no words to tell the story of a runaway walrus, on his attempt to not be captured. This story would allow a great opportunity for children to come up with their own written story lines based upon the pictures that are presented.
pickThe illustrations use various elements of design in order to tell the story. We see the use of both high and low intensity colors throughout the story. We can also see the use of line as dotted and straight lines are presented throughout the story to depict movement as well as mood. The use of form was also present as many illustrations contained 3-D objects that displayed height, width and depth. Many 2-D shapes are also present in the pictures.
The composition of the articles of clothing that the walrus wears to blend in with everyone on each page makes it easy to see why the zookeeper gets confused but obviously, the students will see that it is still a walrus but also understand what the story is trying to tell.
so-so“Where's Walrus“ by Stephen Savage is a wordless book that lets the images speak for themselves. As the walrus escapes the zoo he blends in with different scenes by putting on something that allows him to “blend in“ with the people on each page- the zookeeper never notices until a swim cap falls off the walrus when he dives into the pool.
Though there are no words in the book, the author and illustrator captures the essence of the book through its vibrant colors as it hides Walrus in various settings. This page that was chosen shows the panic the zoo keeper is feeling as he is trying to find the Walrus in the city square. The zoo keeper does not realize that the Walrus is hiding in plain sight as Walrus sits in the water fountain.
This book is well-illustrated and embraces art through the illustrations as there are no words. The fun-loving book displays great art as it captures of the essence of being right in the story through the vibrant colors on the pages.
pickWhere's Walrus? by Stephen Savage shares the journey of Walrus escaping the zoo for the day. The book displays how the zoo keeper is in search for Walrus as he runs around the city in search for Walrus.
There is no text in this book, but he page where Walrus gets all 10s at the diving competition is my favorite page. The animal catcher is stunned, and this turns into a skill that Walrus gets to do back at the zoo.
This book could be used in a kindergarten to 4th grade classroom. It would involve students deciphering what is happening by observing the art and drawing conclusions. It also has a good story about finding talents.
pickThis book uses very vivid colors to tell the story of Walrus. There is the use of lines to show where walrus is hiding or during his jump into the water. There is no words in the book, so the artist relies on the imagery to tell the story. There is both 3-d visuals and 2-d visuals that provide depth as the animal catcher tries to get walrus. I very much enjoyed the ending as the artist used dots and lines to illustrate the walruses perfect jump.
Letter W day today at #storytime!
This has absolutely nothing to do with a book but I thought on this chilly January evening you guys might appreciate this photo of my dog who I made into a walrus. She was not amused 😂😂😂😂😂
pickA search and find book for the youngest. Can you find where Walrus has run off to? What is he doing around town? Will he ever make it back to the zoo? Wordless, but not less fun.
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