Where's the Fly

From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2?In this book about perspectives, the art moves from a closeup of a fly on a dog's nose to the planet Earth ("Where's the ocean? On the earth."). Neatly executed with colored pencils, the pictures lure readers onward. Opposite each full-page illustration is a strip of tiny objects to look for in the picture. Each time a page is turned, an object is added to reflect something in the new illustration. Lately there has been a spate of books dealing with perspective, but this one is simple enough for young children, in contrast, for instance, to Istvan Banyai's Zoom and Re-Zoom (both Viking, 1995). The format of Cohen's title is spacious and spare, with plenty of white space adding to the feeling of expanding horizons. However, the colored-pencil medium lends a softness to the art that in one or two spots makes it difficult to discern the objects to be found. Otherwise, this is a well-planned title that begins to teach youngsters the concept of global brotherhood.?Judith Constantinides, East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LACopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From