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One Boy
A CLASSIC IN THE MAKING FROM THE 2008 CALDECOTT HONOR WINNER
ONE BOY is a perfect example of why Kirkus Reviews calls Laura Vaccaro Seeger the “emerging master of the concept book”—a die-cut book exploring counting and words-withinwords, and the power of art and imagination. At the start, readers see a sad boy surrounded by empty, lonely chairs. At his feet is a bag wi
...moreHardcover, 48 pages
Published
September 2nd 2008
by Roaring Brook Press
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**Easy-To-Read
Having read this book, I believe it has an strong ability to catch young readers' attention because of it's potential to extend one's imagination. This piece of work is a counting book with clever cutout squares on each page, which turn into bigger pictures one each page is turned. For example, one page says 'THREE APES', and then once the page is turned, the square cutout reveals 'Big EscAPE' and it shows the apes escaping from their cage. Each page demonstrates this strat...more
Having read this book, I believe it has an strong ability to catch young readers' attention because of it's potential to extend one's imagination. This piece of work is a counting book with clever cutout squares on each page, which turn into bigger pictures one each page is turned. For example, one page says 'THREE APES', and then once the page is turned, the square cutout reveals 'Big EscAPE' and it shows the apes escaping from their cage. Each page demonstrates this strat...more
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The book "One Boy" by Laura Vaccaro Seeger was definitely a book that was easy to read. It could definitely be used as a counting book since the entire book started at 1 and ended at 10. For example, there was one boy, all alone. Then there were two seals, at the sea. It kept going until it reached ten (ten ants in your pants). The book was a good book to teach young children how to count from one to ten. Also, it was a fun, easy book that brought hu...more
The book "One Boy" by Laura Vaccaro Seeger was definitely a book that was easy to read. It could definitely be used as a counting book since the entire book started at 1 and ended at 10. For example, there was one boy, all alone. Then there were two seals, at the sea. It kept going until it reached ten (ten ants in your pants). The book was a good book to teach young children how to count from one to ten. Also, it was a fun, easy book that brought hu...more
EASY-TO-READ
I thought this book was clever, and I think it has potential to capture the attention of a younger audience due to the format of the book. Laura Seeger's book, One Boy, is a counting book of sorts with cut out squares on each page that lead to a bigger picture that explains the page before it. For example, the #5 page says 'FIVE MICE', and the right spread page is black except for a square that is cut out that reveals five mice on the next page. When you turn the page, it s...more
I thought this book was clever, and I think it has potential to capture the attention of a younger audience due to the format of the book. Laura Seeger's book, One Boy, is a counting book of sorts with cut out squares on each page that lead to a bigger picture that explains the page before it. For example, the #5 page says 'FIVE MICE', and the right spread page is black except for a square that is cut out that reveals five mice on the next page. When you turn the page, it s...more
Very clever, great book.
This is a book that would be enjoyed by a large range range, from young toddlers through to first or second grade.
It's basically a counting book, with not really a plot. The clever part, though, is the wordplay that happens with the cutouts in the pages.
On one page there is cANDle (but capitalized normally) and he next page the cutout blocks everything except for the word AND, which is used in another sentence. Each page has a new word made from an old...more
This is a book that would be enjoyed by a large range range, from young toddlers through to first or second grade.
It's basically a counting book, with not really a plot. The clever part, though, is the wordplay that happens with the cutouts in the pages.
On one page there is cANDle (but capitalized normally) and he next page the cutout blocks everything except for the word AND, which is used in another sentence. Each page has a new word made from an old...more
What a wonderful book for word exploration! Written and illustrated simply, the streamlined text and pictures allow the reader to concentrate on the words being "played with." The book opens with the words "ONE BOY." The word ONE is set apart by it being cut out, so that when the reader turns the page, the word ONE has then been transformed to "ALL ALONE." Young and older readers alike will delight in the progression of the story, trying to guess what the new word w...more
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1.This is a counting concept book.
2.A boy, “One Boyâ€, paints ten pictures that by finding clever ways of using word chunks he gets the reader to see his “bigger pictureâ€.
3.A. Even though this is a counting book, the most intriguing thing about this title is the clever way the author used pictures and word chunks to describe each of the ten pictures.
B. The black “window†pages allow the reader to only see a limited view of a picture. When the reader turns the p...more
2.A boy, “One Boyâ€, paints ten pictures that by finding clever ways of using word chunks he gets the reader to see his “bigger pictureâ€.
3.A. Even though this is a counting book, the most intriguing thing about this title is the clever way the author used pictures and word chunks to describe each of the ten pictures.
B. The black “window†pages allow the reader to only see a limited view of a picture. When the reader turns the p...more
This book was the very definition of O.K. The story was meh, the illustrations were even more meh. However, the book did have two things going for it. The first was that it was a counting book. Throughout the pages, things happen from 1-10, so an adult could read the book and have his or her kids count, afterward. The second is the book (mostly gracefully) implements cutouts, like the white spot shown above on the cover. For example, on the left hand side of a page, the words "two seals"...more
I saw Laura Vaccaro Seeger at a conference last fall and she explained the process she goes through to make her books. She took us step by step and even showed us some things that were changed or rejected from some of her previously published work. I though the whole thing was so facinatingly clever so I was excited when I borrowed One Boy from the library. One Boy is just so neat! My daughter (who has an authographed copy of The Hidden Alphabet, lucky girl) loved it. I even showed it to my husb...more
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This book has strategically placed holes in every other page to let words peek through from one to the next. So you can read APE on one page then turn the page to see a great escAPE.
I liked the book, especially the art and the idea behind the holes, but there was no plot to the story. It was clever, but not as intelligent as it could have been. The story is tied together with numbers. One boy, two seals, three apes...
My two one-year-old boys like to turn pages as we go. I...more
I liked the book, especially the art and the idea behind the holes, but there was no plot to the story. It was clever, but not as intelligent as it could have been. The story is tied together with numbers. One boy, two seals, three apes...
My two one-year-old boys like to turn pages as we go. I...more
This imaginative, Theodore Geisel award book, is a counting book with die-cuts or windows on each picture. Each picture has the smaller picture of the object being counted; the next page shows the bigger picture of where the object is. The window also coincides with the words from the previous page creating new words within a word. Hard to explain but very imaginative and I would use this book to teach counting and predicting to primary grades.
Book-with-windows where part of the first half of the sentence becomes part of the second half of the sentence once the page is turned.
Large letters and basic-but-interestintg scenarios make this a good book for beginning readers as well as a good toddler story for lapsitters. Sadly, the pictures are too small for any but the smallest library storytimes.
Large letters and basic-but-interestintg scenarios make this a good book for beginning readers as well as a good toddler story for lapsitters. Sadly, the pictures are too small for any but the smallest library storytimes.
I loved both the word-within-word aspect and challenge to anticipate the completion of the sentence that are present within this book. However, while the pictures and concept carried well in a large storytime audience, only a few of the preschool crowd (and, yes, their parents, too) connected with this one. Perhaps a better setting is as one-on-one lap read.
Rebecca
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5.0 stars. Grades K-2. Very clever book. I'm going with the book's summary to describe: "A boy creates 10 paintings in this counting book that also explores the relationship of words within words. Her die-cut method is innovative. Every other page has a cut-out that relates to the next page. Hard to describe but really interesting.
I would certainly give this innovative book one and a half stars.
In the same vein as creative authors such as Matthew Van Fleet, Laura Vaccaro Seeger has turned the easy reader counting book into something beyond what most of us have seen. I would recommend this as the book to try for teaching young ones to count.
In the same vein as creative authors such as Matthew Van Fleet, Laura Vaccaro Seeger has turned the easy reader counting book into something beyond what most of us have seen. I would recommend this as the book to try for teaching young ones to count.
Kelli
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A really fun book - little square cut-outs in the pages isolate letters in a word, so the words make or are part of different words on the following pages. Bright, simple illustrations that would translate well into a group read-aloud or story time. 1-3 words per page. Also reinforces numbers 1-10.
Fun counting book with cut-outs, so the words that describe the picture on one page can peek through the space to help describe the picture on the next page: "Two Seals" on one page becomes part of "At the Sea" on the next page. Clever, bright art - this will be fun to read for storytimes.
What a cute little book! The book starts with a picture of a boy sitting on a chair with paint brushes in a knapsack by his feet. With the turning of each page you see the boy's imagination come alive while counting to ten. The cut-out words and pictures are a real plus!
Neat windows and cut-outs make this much more than a counting book. Turning the pages allow the reader to see the full illustration, and the cut-outs are then used to highlight the concept of words within words, while giving more information to the illustration.
This unique counting picture book has holes in each facing page; when you turn the page, the hole frames a new word within the previous page. Thus you get the concept of words within words, along with bright, clean illustrations.
This book has very simple text that would be perfect for predicting. Students would enjoy seeing what comes next in the story. They would also love how the pages contain a cutout that helps make a new word when the page is turned.
begins and ends with one boy and I love that .. the counting is great and lots of blocked color kids will get something from this
The 3 dimensional aspect of cutouts on the page is wonderful to attract attention etc....
The 3 dimensional aspect of cutouts on the page is wonderful to attract attention etc....
"wordplay, numbers, counting, meeting this author has helped me appreciate this book much more than I would otherwise, her books often have cut outs and they're about relationships between ideas, objects, etc…"
Vaccaro Seeger's cut out books are just cool. This one is no exception. Especially neat for my 5.5 year old, who's just learning to read. You can see what words are components of other words, with concrete and simple examples.
This is a book where you can see a clue for the next page through the whole in the current one. Her illustrations are like her other books but this is a nice, simple concept book that can be fun for children. Ages 3+
Illustrator: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Age: 4-8
Summary: A story about counting using wordplay.
Applications/Uses: Counting, using words you know to explore new words, learning to read
Themes/Connections: Counting
Awards: None
Age: 4-8
Summary: A story about counting using wordplay.
Applications/Uses: Counting, using words you know to explore new words, learning to read
Themes/Connections: Counting
Awards: None
On some pre-Caledcott buzz lists. Simple, bold illustrations for this pre-school counting book (to 10). Inventive use of a cut out "window" adds much interest to wordplay in the text.
This book is a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Nominee (2009). I loved the creativiy in this book. Although simple text and graphics, it has a great concept and it is well done. A great read book for young and old alike.
Beautifully designed counting book combining word play and paper cut-outs. The word one on one page, for example, is the word 'alone' on the following page. You have to see it.
Very clever counting book using peekaboo cutouts which display part of the text from the previous page connecting to the text on the next page. Good book for young Story Times.
I always like Seeger's 'flip the page and see the picture in a new way' books, and this one would be fun for early readers and kids who like this type of concept books. But - the illustrations didn't feel like anything fresh or different from Seeger's other books.
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