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28th out of 69 books
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146 voters
Window
"The effect human beings have on the landscape around them is the theme of Baker's most recent tour de force....The artist's multimedia collage constructions are, as ever, fascinating in their realistic detail and powerfully convey the dramatic message.."--Horn Book.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
April 26th 1991
by Greenwillow Books
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I really liked this book and would definitely recommend it for children of all ages. The book consists of a series of pictures of a landscape, framed by a bedroom window. The bedroom belongs to a boy, and as he grows older you see how the landscape changes. Beginning as a rural, unspoiled setting, the view gradually transforms into an urban, built up environment.
The illustrations are brilliant, and have a physical depth to them, that makes them seem almost raised from the page, as if in 3D.
An in...more
The illustrations are brilliant, and have a physical depth to them, that makes them seem almost raised from the page, as if in 3D.
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Short synopsis
The stories illustrated how quickly the environment can change around us, it also illustrates how people have different ideas and opinions of the environment. The book has a strong subject with a logical sequence of events.
If there was text in the book it would be a story that is anchored together by talk of the environment, this book could be used in a lesson as a basis of discussion to discuss issues about the environment. Some questions that could be raised could be ‘what benef...more
The stories illustrated how quickly the environment can change around us, it also illustrates how people have different ideas and opinions of the environment. The book has a strong subject with a logical sequence of events.
If there was text in the book it would be a story that is anchored together by talk of the environment, this book could be used in a lesson as a basis of discussion to discuss issues about the environment. Some questions that could be raised could be ‘what benef...more
The author did a great job in raising environmental issues such as: deforestation concerns, animal extinctions and pollution, all by means of pictures. The illustrations were used to take the reader on a journey from when a family moved into a rural area overlooking a forest to now overlooking many more houses, cars, industrial sites, factories and much more. It showed how the world once was it comparison to what we are familiar with in present day. Each page is similar to the prior, but with so...more
This wonderfully silent book is made up of photographs of Jeannie Baker's collages and no words. An Australian friend of mine actually recommended it and I am very pleased he did.
It takes us through a lifetime of a baby boy and how the view out of his window changes. Almost inevitably logging takes a dramatic toll on the scenery, more people move in to the area and eventually a McDonald's sign appears and the whole scenario is overwhelmed and ruined essentially. The way this book flows is wonder...more
It takes us through a lifetime of a baby boy and how the view out of his window changes. Almost inevitably logging takes a dramatic toll on the scenery, more people move in to the area and eventually a McDonald's sign appears and the whole scenario is overwhelmed and ruined essentially. The way this book flows is wonder...more
Window by Jeannie Baker is a mostly wordless look at how humans continue to "develop' remaining wild lands at an alarming rate.
Baker's photographs of her collage illustrations focus on a natural Australian landscape, framed by a bedroom window, that changes over the years to become all houses and city. The collages create an almost 3D effect. My favorite images are cover, baby's view, outhouse, Superman, horse, rain, cat man, moving, and new house.
The illustrations are indeed the highlight of t...more
Baker's photographs of her collage illustrations focus on a natural Australian landscape, framed by a bedroom window, that changes over the years to become all houses and city. The collages create an almost 3D effect. My favorite images are cover, baby's view, outhouse, Superman, horse, rain, cat man, moving, and new house.
The illustrations are indeed the highlight of t...more
This is a visual book looking at our changing environment. A mother and baby look through a window at a view of their garden and beyond. With each page, the boy grows and the scene changes. At first, in a clear patch of forest, a single house appears. A few years pass and there is a village in the distance. By the time the boy is twenty, the village has developed into a city. The young man gets married, has a child of his own and moves to the country, where father and child look through the wind...more
Window by Jeannie Baker
ISBN 978-0-7445-9486-7 Published by Walker Books 2002
‘Window’ is a spectacular picture book. The illustrations in this book are truly mind blowing and have such intricate detail. It is amazing to see how much emotion is shown without actually using any words whatsoever. It delivers an important message very beautifully.
‘Window’ is a story about changes in the environment that are shown through the eyes of a boy who is looking out of the ‘window’. Each time I went through t...more
ISBN 978-0-7445-9486-7 Published by Walker Books 2002
‘Window’ is a spectacular picture book. The illustrations in this book are truly mind blowing and have such intricate detail. It is amazing to see how much emotion is shown without actually using any words whatsoever. It delivers an important message very beautifully.
‘Window’ is a story about changes in the environment that are shown through the eyes of a boy who is looking out of the ‘window’. Each time I went through t...more
I just finished reading Baker’s book Home which I found uplifting. This book I found quite depressing. I am a city person but the humans overrunning these two landscapes I did not find appealing.
This is the almost wordless story of a boy growing up in the country that becomes a much more populated area, has a baby of his own, back in another area that’s undeveloped, yet with development slated to soon start. As with Home, Bake uses specific age birthday cards and other objects and kids’ growth w...more
This is the almost wordless story of a boy growing up in the country that becomes a much more populated area, has a baby of his own, back in another area that’s undeveloped, yet with development slated to soon start. As with Home, Bake uses specific age birthday cards and other objects and kids’ growth w...more
The cover of this book grabbed my attention and I wondered what a book titled “Window” could possibly be about. This is an amazing picture book that shows us the effect that we as humans are having on our environment. This wordless book is told from the perspective of looking out what began as a small boy’s window, and progressed through that boy’s life and into his adulthood. The illustrations in the book are beautiful, and have a great effect on touching the reader’s heart for nature. As the b...more
Apr 18, 2011
Dolly
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Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
This is a similar book to Home by Jeannie Baker. They are both wordless books, and feature gorgeous collage illustrations. The biggest difference is that while Home depicts a bad neighborhood becoming fresh and green and revitalized, this book depicts a pristine wooded area becoming a city and becoming filled with people, cars, and buildings. We liked both books, but Home is our favorite.
This is an amazing picture book.
I have never seen a book which does not have any words, but still so poignantly deliver the author's message.
Human's innate desire to go back to nature and the changes that happen around us is so realisticaly captured in her collage art works. I was amazed at her artistic talent, and found myself thoroughly engrossed with her detailed, exhaustive and intricate visualization of the real pictures around us.
I recommend this book to everyone, and this book will leave...more
I have never seen a book which does not have any words, but still so poignantly deliver the author's message.
Human's innate desire to go back to nature and the changes that happen around us is so realisticaly captured in her collage art works. I was amazed at her artistic talent, and found myself thoroughly engrossed with her detailed, exhaustive and intricate visualization of the real pictures around us.
I recommend this book to everyone, and this book will leave...more
I personally like Home better than this wordless picture book since it is more hopeful. Of course on the other hand Window definitely realistically portrays what is happening with cities and the countryside.
Baker's collages are extremely complex and even a bit freaky looking. I can't imagine how much time it takes for her to create a book like this. I read a little about her process and some of the books take years. She even uses real plant matter!!!
Baker's collages are extremely complex and even a bit freaky looking. I can't imagine how much time it takes for her to create a book like this. I read a little about her process and some of the books take years. She even uses real plant matter!!!
I love the Australian fascination for place. This is a lovingly designed book about the changes that take place in the view out of the window of a house. I used to be fascinated with taking pictures out of windows, and this speaks to that fascination.
The art work for this book is outstanding. Each page is a collage with an incredible amount of detail. It is a book to be poured over, not read aloud.
The major detraction for me, is that it isn't MY place. I know it is irrational to complain about...more
The art work for this book is outstanding. Each page is a collage with an incredible amount of detail. It is a book to be poured over, not read aloud.
The major detraction for me, is that it isn't MY place. I know it is irrational to complain about...more
This book had almost no words but the pictures of looking out the window quickly showed what the book was trying to express. The only way you know how much time has elapsed is due to random birthday cards in some of the pictures. You never notice how things are changing until you go back years later or look at it over time. This went from a small farm house by itself to a small house overlooking a soon growing city with skyscrapers and everything. The author's note in the end really puts in pers...more
While Home focuses on urban renewal - this book examines the transformation from relative wilderness to a major town.
Kids will love searching for clues as to how old Sam is, and noticing all the changes that occur through the years.
I found the "Author's Note" to be preachy and unhelpful. "The facts are alarming. Scientists estimate that ... by 2020 no wilderness will remain ... By the same year, they estimate a quarter of our plant and animal species will be extinct." I don't want to niggle with...more
Kids will love searching for clues as to how old Sam is, and noticing all the changes that occur through the years.
I found the "Author's Note" to be preachy and unhelpful. "The facts are alarming. Scientists estimate that ... by 2020 no wilderness will remain ... By the same year, they estimate a quarter of our plant and animal species will be extinct." I don't want to niggle with...more
The Window is a wordless story about how quickly our world is changing around us. The illustrations take the reader on a journey of a family who moves into a house in a rural area that quickly turns into a city full of many buildings, cars, and even a McDonalds. Eventually there is barely any remnants of the forestation that was originally thriving in that area. The author is bringing awareness to the damaging effects of deforestation and pollution through the simple use of a view from one windo...more
This book was very interesting, it had no words but you could understand what it was talking about. The book starts with a woman with her baby looking out the window whick is full of nature and wild life. As you read into the book you find more and more buildings and shops appear and the boy who was the baby grows older and older untill he moves out into a house with wild life all around him.
The pictures were amazing and the story line had a mesage. I realy liked this book.
The pictures were amazing and the story line had a mesage. I realy liked this book.
Really gorgeous. Inspiring for all ages; even with the Eco-message aside, the collaging just begs to be looked at for a long time. Trying to envisage how the author created it is half the fun, and definitely a great source of ideas for any art collaging project. But I just like it for the sheer beauty and silence. One of those books that you wish you could give to everyone. I'll be getting a copy for my nephew just as soon as he's old enough!
Jeannie Baker's intricate collages are a pleasure to view. There is much to explore for readers of all ages in this beautiful wordless book. As seen through the view of a single window, over the period of 25 years, a rural wilderness transforms into a polluted city. Upon careful observations, the reader is left with questions about urbanization. This book is perfect for beginning discussions concerning "going green". -David Kiersh
A very unique book! No words, but the collage pictures deliver lots of clues on what has happened. There is so much to talk about in these pictures. And I kept flipping the pages back and forth to study to subtle changes from window to window. I think you need a few "reads" of this book to take it all in.
My 4 year old really enjoyed it, and he tuned right into the plot on the second page spread. He needed some help however comprehending how the little boy towards the end of the book was actuall...more
My 4 year old really enjoyed it, and he tuned right into the plot on the second page spread. He needed some help however comprehending how the little boy towards the end of the book was actuall...more
I think that Window by Jeannie Baker is a lovely "Picture" book that tells a story of one boys life through out his life. Jeannie has really brought out a wonderful story in such a unique way that words are not needed to explain this story. Jeannie has brought out her words and put them in her illutrations in this story about a young boy growing up in a house once surrounded in forest but over time cramed with population.
I love this wordless book. The collage pictures are done so well, and they powerfully tell a story of a boy growing up and the world around him drastically changing. His once- green, open backyard over time becomes a concrete jungle, filled with pollution and a product of urban sprawl.
This is an amazing book to demonstrate the power of pictures in telling a story. I also use this book in environmental discussions.
This is an amazing book to demonstrate the power of pictures in telling a story. I also use this book in environmental discussions.
This is a book without words... therefore is a great resource for any age group. I used this during world book week with a KS2 class and the children found it very interesting and engaging. The animations are amazing and allow opportunities for cross curricular links including Geography and art. A great book which provokes thinking on many levels and promotes discussion.
The absence of words in this book allow the collage-based illustrations to do all the talking. Each page captures the year-on-year environmental changes outside of the window, whilst the inside of the window shows the changing life of the room’s occupant as he grows up. Great for cross-curricular links and suitable for any age group.
Dec 11, 2008
Emily Saxton
added it
The book fell into two categories: wordless, and internationsl. I enjoyed this book because each page was the same seen (from a window). However, each page shows how the view changes over time. I think the illustrations are really great too, they show what some parts of Australia may look like.
This book is also wordless. The students can tell their own story while it changes through the window. I like it because it has many details in the illustrations. This book was presented to a group of second graders. They were completely into it because of the details in the illustrations.
What fascinated me about the book were the illustrations, which are done in 3-D collages. A boy looks out a window at the same scene over time, and we see the changes that take place in the landscape. Jeannie Baker is a master at this type of illustration.
AMAZING! really the amount of detail put into the art of this book is extraordinary! Once you finish the book you will be inspired for days to come. I was lucky enough to see the actual collages, and it really blew me away.. :)
A "green" book long before its time. The view from the firat window showed a pastoral scene, but gradually urban life moved in beyond it. Writing opportuties hover, and not just on ecological topics.
I liked this book. It didn't have any words but as a class we created words. We were able to have a deep discussion about change and how the world looks different as the years go on.
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