Ann jonas s amazing twoway trip is guarnateed to change the way you look at things. Round trip by ann jonas 1983, hardcover for sale online. The trip to the city is read from front to back and the return trip, from back to front, upside down. The picture book round trip by ann jonas blew my mind as a fiveyearold. Round trip about the story this unique book takes readers on a visual road trip from the country to the city and back again, but with an imaginative perspective utilizing illusion. Ann jonas has written and illustrated many popular books for children, including color dance, reflections, and round trip, which was an ala. Illustrated in black and white, round trip describes a road trip past the coast and into the city. Ann jonas this book isnt just the story of a round tripit is a round trip.
Round trip by ann jonas 1990, paperback for sale online. Read forward and look at the sights, then flip the book over to see something different on the. Brooklyn public library catalog round trip ann jonas. When my friend darshana recommended it to me recently, i was floored.
The trek by ann jonas 5 editions first published in 1985. View book info and cumulative award history for round trip by ann jonas. She is a graduate of cooper union and has worked as a graphic designer for many years with her husband, donald crews. Ann jonas amazing twoway trip is guaranteed to change the way you look at things. This book isnt just the story of a familys round trip it is a round trip. More than her when you were a baby and two bear cubs both 1982, the emphatic blackandwhite silhouettes and basic concept of round trip bear considerable resemblance to the picture books of jonas husband donald crewesbut jonas, in one of the smartest of the turnabout tricks, stands the visual journey on its head by reversing ground and figure on the return trip. Ann jonass amazing twoway trip is guaranteed to change the way you look at things. About the author 1992 picture book author and illustrator ann jonas was born in flushing, new york in 1932. My son told me that his teacher read this book to him in kindergarten. Round trip book by ann jonas 10 available editions. This book isnt just the story of a round tripit is a round trip. Round trip by ann jonas 7 editions first published in 1983 download daisy. Round trip ann jonas paperback book club books the book kid books math books book nerd sr1 reading rainbow positive and negative negative space a visual stunnerthe format is wonderfully inventiveonce the traveler arrives in the city, the book is flipped over and read back to the beginning, wit.
Ann jonas has written and illustrated many popular books for children, including color dance, reflections, and round trip, which was an ala notable book and a new york times best illustrated book. The first book tells the story of a triangle who wants to experience life as other shapes and is transformed into various ones. Ann jonas ann died in 20 but you can read a profile of her here and one obituary in the school library journal here publisher. So when i was hired by susan hirschman in 1995 and actually had the pleasure of not only meeting ann. Obtain a copy of the greedy triangle by marilyn burns, round trip by ann jonas, or eight hands round by ann whitford paul. But sometimes when i see a particularly stunning book, i feel that ache. An incredibly inventive rightsizethenupside down book. This book accompanies us on a trip to the city, where we turn the book around and return home again. A daylong trip from a country home to the city and back can be read and seen upside. But then, you get to the end, turn the book upsidedown, and the inversion of the pictures illustrate the trip home, in reverse and at night. Ann jonas has 18 books on goodreads with 4486 ratings. Read forward and look at the sights, then flip the book over to see something different on the way back.
Published in 1983, round trip is an example of how a. Buy the paperback book round trip by ann jonas at indigo. A daylong trip from a country home to the city and back can be read and seen upside down as well as right side up due to strikingly composed black and white graphics which are effective both ways. During the 1 12hour program, students have a picture book read to them in the galleries, explore works of art that relate to the book, and make an art project to take home. When the sun sets and it is time to return home, readers flip the book upside down and the story continues from the back to the front of the book.
The blackandwhite illustrations for the trip into the city become something different when the book is turned upside down for the journey home. Blackandwhite illustrations and text record the sights on a day trip to the city and back home again to the country. Writer ann jonas lives in upstate new york, not far from where this round trip takes us. Someone at my school read ann jonass picture book round trip greenwillow to me when i was a child. This week im sharing an older title that stands the test of time. Round trip by ann jonas is an unusual book that follows a narrators trip to the city. Round trip by ann jonas, 1983, scholastic edition, in english.
When the sun sets and it is time to return home, readers flip the book upside. Read forward and look at the sights, then flip the book over to see something different o. Her books include round trip 1983, an ala notable book. Visiting schools receive preparatory materials, including the selected picture book to read to students and to become a permanent part of the school library. Publication date 1983 topics toy and movable books, cities and towns, country life, toy and movable books, cities and towns, country life. Fiction this book accompanies us on a trip to the city, where we turn the book around and return home again. Picture book artist ann jonas remembers two specific books from her childhood. Like her innovative blackandwhite picture book round trip, this is an arresting and exciting exercise in imagination and graphic design. Ann jonas research the authorillustrator to find out how she got the idea for this book. Ann jonass amazing twoway trip is guarnateed to change. Ann jonas january 28, 1932 september 29, 20 was a writer and illustrator of several picture books for children. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Round trip ann jonas hardcover harpercollins publishers. Greenwillow books, black and white illustrations and text record the sights on a day trip to the city and back. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. Greenwillow books, black and white illustrations and text record the sights on a day trip to the city and back home again to the country. This book isnt just the story of a round trip it is a round trip. You start reading the book, and simple blackandwhite images depict a train trip, with a short narrative describing the journey. As the narrator, and presumably his family, drive many miles to get to the city, the narrator describes his sights along the way.