John Strejan
Author of I Love to Eat Bugs
About the Author
Series
Works by John Strejan
The Life of Moses 2 copies
Le Fate (pop-up book) 1 copy
Associated Works
Creatures of the Desert World [A National Geographic Action Book] (1987) — Paper Engineer — 328 copies
Animals Showing Off (A Pop-Up Book) (National Geographic Action Book) (1988) — Paper engineer — 144 copies
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- Gender
- male
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Reviews
The Maxfield Parrish Pop-Up Book by Maxfield Parrish
Featuring eight of his finest works, this lovely art-book will be enjoyed by all. Meant for adults, fans of Maxfield Parrish will enjoy the beautiful saturated colors and surrealism that epitomize his body of work. My favorite pop out can be found on the first page; "The Dicky-Bird", where a lovely young woman almost swings completely out of the book as she gazes into the tree, just an exceptional example of paper engineering.
The book I had as a kid handed down to my 2 year old. She doesn't quite "get it" yet but loves to walk around with it since its 'pint-sized'. I wish I had the tapes but am not sure I did... we don't own a tape player if I did!
Age Appropriateness: Primary
Genre: Fantasy and informational
Media: Mixed Media
Setting: The setting of this story takes place in the outdoors, but is not given a specific place. The story also does not have a specific time in which it takes place. The same story could take place at any time in history.
Review: This story is about a frog who goes around and takes to other animals and they discuss what types of food they eat. The characters in this story are animals taking on human characteristics by talking to each other, but they also give factual information, so I would categorize this book as both, fantasy and informational.… (more)
Genre: Fantasy and informational
Media: Mixed Media
Setting: The setting of this story takes place in the outdoors, but is not given a specific place. The story also does not have a specific time in which it takes place. The same story could take place at any time in history.
Review: This story is about a frog who goes around and takes to other animals and they discuss what types of food they eat. The characters in this story are animals taking on human characteristics by talking to each other, but they also give factual information, so I would categorize this book as both, fantasy and informational.… (more)
While the pop-ups are not terribly complex, they are appropriate, and enhance the reproductions of Parrish's art.
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- Works
- 14
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- Members
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- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 4
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- 11
- Languages
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