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The Conductor
Pairing two seemingly disparate elements an orchestra conductor and a grove of trees award-winning artist Laetitia Devernay herself orchestrates a visual magnum opus. Her spare, yet intricate, illustrations truly appear to take flight before our eyes and her wordless narrative nearly roars with sound as the conductor prompts the leaves to rustle, then whirl, then swirl to...more
Hardcover, 72 pages
Published
September 28th 2011
by Chronicle Books
(first published January 1st 2010)
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Wordless, tall thin book with black/white/green illustrations. Telling the story or rather, sharing a moment when a conductor fantastically climbs a tree and begins conducting. All of the leaves turn into flying birds/butterflies and swirl and fly together across the pages. It does not focus on one leaf or a set of leaves. Instead, the illustrations are more about the conductor's effect on a group of trees, metaphorically speaking. Hmmm. It is interesting. And it would be interes...more
Wordless, tall thin book with black/white/green illustrations. Telling the story or rather, sharing a moment when a conductor fantastically climbs a tree and begins conducting. All of the leaves turn into flying birds/butterflies and swirl and fly together across the pages. It does not focus on one leaf or a set of leaves. Instead, the illustrations are more about the conductor's effect on a group of trees, metaphorically speaking. Hmmm. It is interesting. And it would be interes...more
The conductor by Laëtitia Devernay
This is a beautiful wordless novel. Colours in greens and yellows. A conductor climbs up in a tree and there is music – It becomes a visual journey that somehow feels like music – the leaves and birds merging, flying, dreaming and mirroring the sense of crescendo’s and single lines of melody carrying through. A book to treaure quietly – there is something quiet about the book, in that it seems not to eccho a narrative but the feeling of having listned to music o...more
This is a beautiful wordless novel. Colours in greens and yellows. A conductor climbs up in a tree and there is music – It becomes a visual journey that somehow feels like music – the leaves and birds merging, flying, dreaming and mirroring the sense of crescendo’s and single lines of melody carrying through. A book to treaure quietly – there is something quiet about the book, in that it seems not to eccho a narrative but the feeling of having listned to music o...more
In a wordless tale of transformation, the illustrator provides a wondrous tale of two odd juxtapositions: a musical conductor and a stand of silent trees. There is no music but there is the rapture of watching one form of life altered into something completely different.
I could almost hear the rustle of trees turned into the feathered flutterings of birds…and I found myself smiling at the sight of the conductor leaving behind an indelible mark of himself. Simple yet elegant, brilliant yet shown...more
I could almost hear the rustle of trees turned into the feathered flutterings of birds…and I found myself smiling at the sight of the conductor leaving behind an indelible mark of himself. Simple yet elegant, brilliant yet shown...more
Pairing two seemingly disparate elements an orchestra conductor and a grove of trees award-winning artist Laetitia Devernay herself orchestrates a visual magnum opus. Her spare, yet intricate, illustrations truly appear to take flight before our eyes and her wordless narrative nearly roars with sound as the conductor prompts the leaves to rustle, then whirl, then swirl to unexpected life with each turn of the page. It is a celebration of creativity, imagination, storytelling, and the renewing po...more
This wordless picture book is tall and narrow, just like the trees featured within. A man enters a forest of trees that are shaped like lollipops with long trunks and round tops. He climbs to the very top of one tree and raises his hands. Suddenly, birds start to appear, formed from the leaves of the trees. They fly off leaving holes in the tree leaves shaped like them. The leaf patterns are on their wings and they fly above the conductor in a variety of formations. Until eventually they are gon...more
For all ages - children whose parents love it and can figure out how to share it will do best. Better if you have classical music playing often in your house, so you realize what the conductor is doing. Metaphors, surrealism, and even pretty pictures that could be enjoyed at face value. I don't want to say anything more specific because I'm sure you can get out of it everything I did and more.
This story is told without words. It is the tale of the conductor who plants, inspires, creates and conducts - all told through simple elegant illustrations. In many ways, this is the work of the leader - to conduct an alignment and then conduct it again and again. This is a thin but tall book that is big in its idea and one I gave as a gift to one who has inspired me.
This is a beautiful wordless picture book. A conductor climbs to the top of a tree and then conducts all the leaves to fly away as birds. They swoop and soar before returning to their trees. While this is beautiful it felt a little long and I am not sure how kids will react to it. It seems like their should be more going on. Very beautifully illustrated though.
Innovative format: tall and thin
A work of art itself
Conductor . . . of trees and leaves that dance and take flight as birds
Returning at the end of the performance, with creation of new young tree too
Author/illustrator from France
No title page
Limited palatte, muted tones of green, brown and cream; emphasis on design
lovely
A work of art itself
Conductor . . . of trees and leaves that dance and take flight as birds
Returning at the end of the performance, with creation of new young tree too
Author/illustrator from France
No title page
Limited palatte, muted tones of green, brown and cream; emphasis on design
lovely
Different. Interesting. Not quite my book but I could see others absolutely loving it. A good Earth Day/Go Green choice (at least with the ending). Not a Storytime read because of the format of the book, though it would be interesting to have kids be the different orchestrations/birds/leaves/trees.
I picked this one up at the book sale at the Dublin Lit Conference. Its unique design was irresistable! I loved the magical tale of a conductor climbing the tallest tree and conducting an orchestra of leaves that take flight. Beautiful illustrations.
Rarely does a picture book connect with me so intensely, but this one is just breathtaking. Perhaps it's the art, earth-connection, and musical thread - who knows. Let's just say that after I read it, I was compelled to buy a copy for my own personal library.
I picked up this book because usually wordless books are a fun way to be imaginative at story time. Rather than welcoming our thoughts, we felt this confused as to what the point of this book was. Most of the illustrations are repetitive from one page to another and we were done with it in about 60 seconds.
Wordless picture book artistic fun! When I "read" this book to my daughter I made up a silly story to go with each page. Beautiful illustrations that can inspire your inner artist to pick up a pen and get creating.
I don't know what kids will make of this wordless book about a conductor who "conducts" a forest of leaves/birds, but I really loved it! Even the shape of the book is very appealing, tall and narrow like a tree.
This wasn't as bad as the rating might make you think. It has cute art. I just ... didn't engage with it at all. I think it would have been better as a very short animation than as a book.
Better than Lane Smith's Grandpa Green, but a little too much put-a-bird-on-it for my tastes. I got bored and started flipping quicker through the middle of the book.
The most grown up wordless picture book that I have seen in a long time. Would be really interesting to use in an art or music program with older students.
I am a little torn. this book is beautiful and magical and yet... a little boring. I would not have been terribly engaged if I were a child.
SO very gorgeous & inspiring - This is a story told entirely in images, patterns and lines that I believe would be delightful for people of any age.
I found this book today and brought it home because it is so beautiful I knew I needed it in my nest to look at again and again :)
Genre: Picture Book: Radical Change/fantasy. Gorgeous illustration. Well, since there isn't any text that is important. Very intriguing book....
I love Laetitia Devernay. Her illustrations are so amazing, and there is no need for words in her books.
Unusual and inviting, this wordless story doesn't necessarily inspire storytelling as much as music-making.
A lot is said through the illustrations. Must be looked at more than once to truly appreciate it.
gorgeous, simple and still somehow symphonic. as musical a book as i have ever read.
gorgeous, beautiful, creative, amazing, wonderful.
GORGEOUS picture book!!!!!! DELIGHTFUL pictures!!!!!!
This is a beautiful wordless book!
wordless, but you feel the music
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Laetitia Devernay is an award-winning French illustrator and artist. She is the author of several beloved books for children.
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