Square Triangle Circle - Hardcover

Wegman, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786801042 ISBN 13: 9780786801046

Publisher: Hyperion, 1995

Synopsis

In a large format board book, humorous full-color photographs of the author's famous weimaraners--Fay, Battina, Chundo, and Crooky--illustrate seven basic shapes in innovative ways.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Wegman has drafted his weimaraner family into a bona fide cottage industry. In these witty sequels to A,B,C, man and dogs efficiently present seven geometric figures and the numbers one through 10. Both eight-inch-square books are printed on heavy cardboard stock, encouraging pre-readers but not, of course, ruling out older Wegman enthusiasts. In the first volume, the weimaraners balance wooden blocks on their heads and muzzles (under notations for "semicircle," "arch," etc.), then pose with objects representative of each concept (e.g., a rectangular canvas, a sheriff's star). The photographic style is more portraiture than panorama, although "triangle" pictures a dog in a triangular-sailed boat. In 1,2,3, as in A,B,C, Wegman photographs the dogs as they lie on a white ground, positioned in the shape of each number; these "numerals" appear in the margins or corners of each spread. Larger images-a dachshund's-eye view of seven weimaraner paws; an achingly sweet close-up of 10 sleeping puppies-encourage readers to point and count. Wegman's presentation is solid and elegantly simple, with the photos presented either as centered insets or as full-bleed images; he has gone from the lavishness of his Fay's Fairy Tales to a style that eliminates all but the essentials. All ages.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal:

PreS?Through Wegman's spectacular full-color photographs, well-trained Weimaraners "Fay and family show off their basic shapes." The left side of each double-page spread contains a single word with a photo of the dog balancing a small wooden block in the featured shape on her nose. The right page then expands the concept by involving Fay in a larger version of that shape, often humorously. For example, the yellow semicircle balanced on her nose on the left is extended to become the "pup" tent housing several dogs on the right. Fay herself becomes the arch, stretching from boulder to boulder. And finally, she closes the book in her "starring" role as sheriff. The format and photogenic canine will appeal to very young children, possibly at the expense of the concept. However, the subtle use of neutral shades and somewhat advanced shapes (semicircle, arch, and star) make this equally appropriate for more visually discriminating youngsters.?Claudia Cooper, Ft. Stockton Independent School District, TX
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hyperion
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0786801042
• ISBN 13: 9780786801046
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 16