Window

Author: Jeannie Baker Series: Big Book S.

This book featured on the QCA's Key Stage 2 Schemes of Work list for Geography, under "What I Can See Through My Window".

In this text a mother and baby look through a window at a wilderness. With each page the boy grows and the scene changes, by the time he is 20 the view is of a city. He gets married and has a child and moves to the country, where father and child look through the window at the wilderness outside. Big book format.

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This book featured on the QCA's Key Stage 2 Schemes of Work list for Geography, under "What I Can See Through My Window".

Description

A big book version of this wordless, visually compelling look at our changing environment, featured on a government reading list for schools. A mother and baby look through a window at a view of wilderness and sky as far as the eye can see. 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 window of their new home at the undeveloped wilderness outside. Illustrated with elaborate and gorgeous collage constructions, Window is a wordless picture book that speaks volumes.

Critic Reviews

"A book which can be "read" again and again." The Guardian; "Each child will se something different - that's the joy of the story." Books for Keeps

About the Author

Jeannie Baker was born in England, but has lived in Australia for many years. Her illustrations have appeared in various publications, including The Sunday Times. She is the author/artist of several picture books, including the award-winning Where the Forest Meets the Sea, Home in the Sky and The Hidden Forest.