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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780061567414
ISBN number: 0061567418
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 32
Printing Date: March 01, 2008
Publishing house: HarperCollins
Age index: Ages 4-8
Release Date: March 04, 2008
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When he falls asleep with a book in his arms, a young boy dreams an amazing dream-about dragons, about castles, and about an unchartered, faraway land. And you can come along.
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Created by three-time Caldecott Medal winner David Wiesner, Free Fall is a Caldecott Honor picturebook that tells its story entirely through colorful, wordless, full-page and two-page spread illustrations. When a young boy drifts off into dreamland, spectacular adventures await him - from confronting the lurking dragon that threatens a chess-piece castle, to flying on leaves that transform into swans. Graceful, surreal, and sure to stimulate the imagination, Free Fall is a joy to page through for fantasy lovers young and old.
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I was very first drawn to this book because of the nicely done watercolour illustrations. However, Free Fall is so much more than that! It's a whimsical, unique, riotous ride- through the eyes of a child. Perhaps the most striking element is David Weisner's ability to comunicate such a tale only through his illustrations, without the use of words. This factor allowed me to give the book to children who are illiterate or who don't speak English.
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This item was exactly as described in the item description. It was in the original packaging and is in excellent condition. I am very satisfied and I highly recommend this seller and product to everyone. This is an excellent book by an excellent author!
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I found this book in a pretty unexpected way. At work, I as putting together a team of people to take on a new problem. None of the members knew each other well and they all knew me even less.
I had read once about an ice breaker activity where each person is given a page of a picture book that they can't show to anyone. The objective is for each participant to talk one-on-one about the page they have, figure out what the pictures are supposed to convey and what order they go in.
That started me searching the world of wordless picture books. Once I found this book, I knew I had something great.
It doesn't feel like a standard children's story. As others have described, the book begins with a boy falling asleep reading an atlas. As you drift across the pages, you fall into the boy's dreamscape transitioning from one adventurous world after another. As you explore each page, you lose yourself in the gorgeous scenery and are captured by the detail the illustrator poured into in this boy's dream.
Adults will love it. My boy, age 7, enjoyed it. This was definitely different from anything else we've read together. We talked about everything that we saw and what was happening.
This was a very different experience from the straight-forward bedtime story. He read it a few times by himself and it was great that he was able to read something with so much wonderful detail. If you find yourself reciting your bedtime stories to your kids while your mind drifts off to making your grocery list this is a great change.
I've since picked up "Sector 7" and "Tuesday" which are also beautifully illustrated but "Freefall" can't be beat for capturing your imagination and taking you on a wonderful ride.
By the way, the ice breaker worked out pretty well too. What a nice way to turn adults back into kids again for a few hours.
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Have your children investigate every page carefully- this book encourages self-awareness and promotes the exploration of the subconscious
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