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Apr 15, 2009

Lisa rated it:

This book is gorgeous, whimsical, and very creative. I had thought this author’s Flotsam was brilliant, loved Free Fall, was not so impressed with Tuesday. I loved this book almost as much as Flotsam. I really like his almost wordless books (something I’d never have anticipated) and especially those with main human children characters and where a lot is going on in the story. This virtually wordless book is a great one to read with children and it encourages much discussion about what’s happenin More...

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Apr 05, 2008

Jared rated it:

David Wiesner is a genius. I ran across this book while browsing through the BYU Bookstore one day. I "read" through the whole thing in about ten minutes, then "read" through it again. Then again. (Please realize that this is quite an accomplishment, because the book is almost 100,000 words long.) Then I bought it for Kim, 'cause I figured she'd love it, too.

You think it's hard to write a story? Try writing one without using any words! How do I reconcile More...

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Jan 08, 2012

Dolly rated it:

We just adore David Wiesner's books. Although there's no narrative, his illustrations say it all. This book is about clouds and all I can say is, "Wow." (oh, wait, that's a Sham-Wow commercial) Anyway, our girls love his books and we borrow them all of the time. They especially liked the boy-cloud friendship that develops in this book.

This story was selected as one of the books for the January 2012 - Children on Adventures/Exploring reads at the Picture-Book Club in More...

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Oct 11, 2010

Chandra rated it:

I've been hearing about David Wiesner and his 'wordless' story telling for a couple of years, but I admit I was skeptical. I was scared he wouldn't live up to the hype - like his books were something that sophisticated parents were 'supposed' to enjoy, but not something that actually translated into real enjoyment for the child. I took the plunge this week and checked out two of his books from the library (Sector 7 and Tuesday). The verdict is 2 thumbs up from Izzy and me! Rather than just t More...

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Feb 02, 2012

Bridgette rated it:

There are some books which it would be criminal to fully illustrate, for the single perspective offered by a single artist would serve only to impede the imagination of the reader. Likewise, there are some books to which words should never be set. David Wiesner’s 7 Sector 7 is one of those books to which words would only ruin its effect and take it from being an incredible feat of the imagination to a mediocre story.

I “read” 7 Sector 7 while babysitting for three boys. It seems inaccur More...

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Jan 09, 2012

Gundula rated it:

I truly enjoyed this gorgeously illustrated wordless picture book. It is magical, creatively whimsical, and for those who have some trouble following illustrations instead of text-based narrative, Sector 7 is thankfully not too complicated or too busy to be easily followed and understood. Even though I will still likely always enjoy text-based picture books more than wordless creations, I can definitely say that Sector 7 is one of the lushest and most creative wordless picture books I have had More...

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Jan 04, 2012

Abigail rated it:

The immensely talented David Wiesner - three-time winner of the Caldecott Medal, for Tuesday, The Three Pigs and Flotsam - presents another brilliantly creative wordless story in Sector 7, itself a Caldecott Honor Book. The tale of a boy who, on a class trip to the Empire State Building one foggy day, encounters a friendly cloud, and is borne off to the amazing Sector 7, where clouds are given their assignments, it is as engaging as it is beautiful! The watercolor artwork is simply breathtaking, More...

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Oct 11, 2011

Melissa rated it:

Weisner’s use of sequenced images takes the reader on a journey to another realm, the cloud realm. As the story begins, the reader follows a class on a winter field trip to New York City. The class makes its way to the observatory of the Empire State Building where it is very foggy and windy. The young boy that we met in the first page of the book loses his hat and scarf to a cloud that is floating in the observatory. The boy and the cloud become friends and the cloud then takes the boy on an More...

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Oct 12, 2010

Megan rated it:

I noticed the Caldecott Honor Award on the cover so I know the illustrations are going to be really good. The cover shows a building called the “cloud dispatch center” so I know this book will be imaginative. The class goes on a field trip to the Empire State Building where a boy plays with a cloud who takes him up to the sky. The illustrator uses framed images to tell the story and sometimes uses more than 1 framed image to show more action at one time (going up the elevator and the cloud playi More...

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Sep 25, 2010

Ronyell rated it:

“Sector 7” is a Caldecott Honor book from the creative mind of David Wiesner and it is about how a young boy meets a mischievous little cloud during his class field trip to see the Empire State Building and when they separated from the boy’s class, the cloud and the boy ended up having wild adventures together in Sector 7! “Sector 7” is truly one of the most memorable wordless picture books ever created that children will love for many years!

Is there nothing more grand that David Wi More...

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Jun 06, 2010

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Feb 17, 2010

Ch_hayley rated it:

David Wiesner's Sector 7 is another Caldecott award winning wordless fantasy book. The adventure begins when a class visits the Empire State Building. One boy strays from his group and makes friends with a cloud. The cloud entertains the boy with several tricks and then persuades the boy to go on a little excursion to "Sector 7." "Sector 7" is a wonderfully detailed floating cloud factory. The boy enters the sector, which is similar to a large train station, and is greeted b More...

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Nov 03, 2009

Sarah rated it:

I thought this was a creative, whimsical book. This illustrator is very good at telling a thought-provoking story with only illustrations. This (wordless) book could make for a fun conversation with young students. They could even write their own text to go with the story! Put this book into a free-read center in a pre-K to 1st grade class and see if students pick it up to share with a friend, sharing their version of the story. Use this with older students to show how strong art can convey More...

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Jan 26, 2012

David rated it:

Sector 7 by David Wiesner is a wordless fantasy about a boy and clouds.

In Sector 7 a sea-creature loving boy, taking a field trip to the Empire State building, has a close encounter with a cloud that leads to a fantastic adventure and friendship.

Wiesner's detailed illustrations mix clouds, drawing, fantasy, whimsy, humor, and satire to produce another amazing wordless book. There are some words shown in illustrations, including seasons, Empire State, observatory, Sector More...

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Dec 03, 2011

Amy rated it:

1. Wordless Picture Book
2. On a field trip to the Empire State Building a young boy becomes friends with a cloud who takes him on an adventure of a lifetime. It is a tale of how clouds are formed. But on the way to Sector 7 the young boy changes the course of clouds everywhere.
3. a. Being a wordless book the story is told only through the pictures. The artwork tells the story of the young boy. Words are not necessary to explain what is happening. The people who read this book wil More...

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Sep 08, 2011

Amy rated it:

1) Genre: Wordless Picture Book

2) During a class field trip to the Empire State Building, a young boy makes friends with a cloud who takes him on a spectacular journey to Sector 7, a site where clouds are created. When he reaches his destination, the boy uses his drawing skills to help the clouds form into different shapes. By the time the boy returns to his classmates, the sky looks more interesting and everyone, animals included, seem to be a bit happier. As a result, the boy re More...

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Feb 11, 2009

Jostalady rated it:

This book has hardly any words, but tells a full story in the illustrations. We like it because we have a lot of not-yet-readers and reluctant readers in our family and we were able to sit down and enjoy a book in a group and they could look at on their own without frustration. There seem to be very few books that seem to help the grade school level kids learn that books are enjoyable and most of the one's I've found are by David Wiesner.

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Oct 02, 2011

Lindsay rated it:

Genre: Picture Book - Wordless

Summary: This book is about a boy who goes on a school trip but unexpectedly makes a new friend. The friend takes him to a new world, Sector 7. Sector 7 is high above the world hidden by the clouds. The boy sees the world in a whole new way.

Critique:
(a)This book finds its strength in the illustrations. The pictures are fascinating and every time you read it you can discover something new.
(b)The illustrations in this book are such a More...

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Nov 02, 2009

Susan rated it:

This wordless picture book is a beautifully illustrated tale of a boy visiting the Empire State Building with his class. When the class reaches the observatory they find that it is so cloudy that visibility is almost zero. The boy finds himself separated from his class and wrapped up in a cloud…a mischievous little cloud that snatches his hat, scarf and mittens! They quickly become friends, and the cloud gives the boy a ride to Sector 7 (cloud headquarters), where the boy uses his imagination More...

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Feb 28, 2010

Ch_ebonysmith rated it:

A wordless book, 7 Sector 7 follows a boy on his class trip to the Empire State Building. Once up to the observatory, the boy meets a new wonderful friend who is a cloud and the two of them fly off to a fantasy world called 7 Sector 7. The place is full of cloud people. The clouds are getting their assignments for the day. The young boy and his friend stir things up and the clouds begin to take shapes of fish and so forth. He is then sent back to the Empire State building, but not without a fit More...

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Jun 21, 2011

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This wordless fantasy is a treat for readers of all ages. On a school trip to the Empire State Building, a young boy encounters a playful cloud that transports him to Sector 7, the Cloud Dispatch Center, where clouds arrive and depart much the same as trains. Using his artistic talent, the boy helps the clouds take on new forms, much to the dismay of Sector 7’s “conductors.” Even after the boy is ejected from Sector 7, the clouds continue to take on new shapes. In fact, readers might just notice More...

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May 27, 2009

Shanna rated it:

A lushly detailed, wordless picture book about a boy on a field trip to the Empire State Building who is befriended by a sentient cloud. The cloud sneaks him into the cloud factory assigned for his sector of the planet, and some funny adventures ensue. Some of Wiesner's dreamlike fantasy stories are surreal in an Alice-in-Wonderland way - depending on the reader, it could be wonderful or disorienting. This one is mostly fun, and is very funny. The only potentially concerning element is that More...

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Sep 23, 2011

Amanda rated it:

Genre: Picture book—Wordless

Summary: Exploring on a field trip of the Empire State Building, a little boy becomes friends with a cloud, in which later takes him on the journey to Sector 7, where clouds are made. The little boy gives Sector 7 ideas for different shapes of clouds through his drawings. The city is in for a big surprise!
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a. The greatest strength throughout this whole book is the illustrations that expresses the storytelling of the little boy, fr More...

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Apr 20, 2009

Cindy rated it:

In this wordless picture book, a boy draws pictures in the condensation on the windows of his school bus on the way to the Empire State Building on a field trip. It is foggy when they get there, and there is nothing to see from the observation deck. However, a cloud steals the boy’s hat and scarf, and entertains him while he is there. But then the cloud gets an idea. He takes the boy back to Sector 7 with him, a subway terminal of sorts in the air, where clouds are given their shapes and des More...

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Feb 17, 2010

Ch_nataliepelaia rated it:

Sector 7 is a wordless fantasy picture book written by David Wiesner. A class goes on a field trip to the empire state building . A boy who seems like he likes to draw is greeted by a cloud at the top of the building. The cloud wisks him away to Sector 7, which is a terminal in the sky, that looks like a train station. This is where clouds recieve their form, according to blueprints drawn up by grumpy, unimaginative humans. The clouds want a makeover, so the boy draws clouds that look like More...

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Sep 18, 2011

Morgan rated it:

This was a really cute book. From my perspective, it was all about imagination, and fighting for a right to be creative, and express yourself. I thought the journey to the cloud factory towards the end of the book shows a conflict with authority. This can be shown when the adults tear apart the new plans and blueprints. However when in the end of the book the clouds become the fish anyways, it shows the power of imagination. I think that this is idea is something that responds well with the con More...

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Mar 02, 2010

Kayla rated it:

A school trip takes once child farther than he’d expected. He gets a chance to see a new world called Sector 7.
The spacing and layout of the book tell just as much of the story as the illustrations. The Illustrator uses many different sizes of pictures to tell the story. At first the pictures fill almost the whole spread but there is a white boarder around the pages. As the story progresses, the ideas become more farfetched and the white boarder disappears. The pictures use the whole More...

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Nov 25, 2009

Jack Kirby and the X-man rated it:

I'm beginning to love wordless children's books - between David Wiesner, Shaun Tan and Raymond Briggs there are some fantastic stories out there.

I like this book considerably more than Tuesday - I suspect mainly because the story was much more light-hearted.

Enjoy - you'll never look at a cloud the same way again! More...

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Apr 24, 2009

Stephanie rated it:

Wiesner, a perennial Caldecott favorite (Flotsam, Tuesday, Free Fall, The Three Pigs), looks to the sky in this 1999 wordless book. Wordless certainly doesn't imply "storyless" in Sector 7, as a young boy befriends a cloud and visits a secret cloud factory. The bureaucrats there don't like his imaginative ideas for clouds shaped like sea creatures, but onlookers -- and readers -- definitely do. Like all Wiesner's books, it's about looking at commonplace things in a new way, and that in More...

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Nov 06, 2011

Katie rated it:

Wiesner’s Sector 7 is a wordless picture book that is a fanciful story full of imagination. It is about a boy who finds a new friend when he is on a field trip who takes him to a whole new place called Sector 7. The boy uses his creativity to help his new friend and others to become more unique. The illustrations start out with white borders around the images. As the boy and his friend go on their adventure the illustrations turn into full bled pictures while toward the end of the book as th More...

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