In circle, jeannie baker follows the godwits incredible flight. Jeannie baker was born in england where she finished art college before moving to australia. Join facebook to connect with jeannie baker and others you may know. A powerful book, mirror illustrates how our lives reflect each other and that we are all, even in some small way, connected. Her book, home in the sky 1984, was developed there. Mirror by jeannie baker two diverse countries and cultures are linked with warmth and charm in this twoinone picture book. Wordless picture books mirror by jeannie baker created jan. Author jeannie baker is the author and illustrator of a number of childrens picture books, including the awardwinning where the forest meets the sea and the critically acclaimed dual language picture book mirror. This resource is 6 worksheets to be used with jeannie bakers book mirror. Lesson plans using mirror by jeannie baker lesson, book study.
Mirror jeannie baker national library of australia. Her characteristic use of mixed media to create detailed and elaborate collages is stunning and unique. Exploring and responding in this learning opportunity, students will focus on the particular art elements of shape, texture and colour, expanding their knowledge of these elements. Students will be introduced to the picture book by jeannie baker called mirror, which shows the comparison of two boys and their families, one in sydney and the other in morocco. With our worksheets all the hard work has been done all you have to do is photocopy them. Another of her picture books, window, was shortlisted for the kate greenaway medal in great britain. Her wellpaced, informative text follows one godwits migrationflying, resting, eating, and. Jeanie baker is back with another visually stunning story told in her signature collage style. As a child she loved drawing, painting and making things walker books, 2008. Window, the companion book to home, was a school library journal best book, a notable trade book in the field of social studies, a childrens book council of australia picture book of the year, a young australian best book, and was shortlisted for the kate greenaway medal. Two interconnected stories comprise this innovative picture book about two boys in different parts of the world.
Go to the above link for writing lessons using the wordless picture book mirror by jeannie baker. The book, mirror, by jeannie baker is very unique, there are two sides to the book that mirror each other. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. During this sequence students will study the illustrations from the text mirror by jeannie baker. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jeannie baker books online. I had never seen a book with instructions on how to physically read the text. Their pictures could be combined to produce a wordless wall story or book. Im learning about the many cultural differences between indiana. Her illustrations have appeared in various publications including nova, the london times, and the sunday times. The right side takes place in morocco and reads righttoleft as books are read in morocco. Jeannie baker s book mirror is superbly illustrated. Jeannie baker jeannie baker is the author and illustrator of a number of childrens picture books, including the awardwinning where the forest meets the sea and the critically acclaimed dual language picture book mirror.
Oct 31, 20 the story mirror by jeannie baker as told through music and sound effects. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. One is of a young boy and his family living in the busy urban metropolitan of sydney. Jul 22, 2011 discover book depositorys huge selection of jeannie baker books online. The book is designed so that two different stories can be read sidebyside. Walker books lesson plans for mirror by jeannie baker. Aug 01, 2010 a new jeannie baker is cause for excitement, and her stunning latest picture book shows an artist and storyteller at her masterful best. She studied graphic design at croydon school of art and brighton polytechnic, earning honours in art and design, before making her home in australia in 1975. Mirror by jeannie baker, jeannie baker 9781406309140 dymocks.
See all books authored by jeannie baker, including mirror, and where the forest meets the sea, and more on. Jeannie baker, jeannie baker library edition november 9, 2010 an innovative, twoinone picture book follows a parallel day in the life of two families. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Worksheets for belonging jeannie baker picture book. Jan 25, 2010 windows by jeannie baker slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising.
Available in the national library of australia collection. The worksheets focus on a variety of comprehension skills and extending the students understandi. You open up the book to find two volumes that tell two contrasting stories, but ultimately the same story. Jeannie baker books list of books by author jeannie baker. The format of jeannie baker s mirror made it a little bit challenging at first. Baders definition fitted her books admirably, and seemed slightly outofdate only as baker came to omit words entirely. This innovative picture book comprises two stories designed to be read simultaneously one from the left, the other from the right. London philharmonic orchestra, hans jurgen walther. See more ideas about author studies, wordless picture books and author. Buy mirror by jeannie baker from waterstones today. The worksheets focus on a variety of comprehension skills and extending the students understa. Baker is the authorartist of a number of awardwinning picture books. They will be extending their understanding of nouns, verbs and adjectives, and also focusing on making a connection with an aspect of the text to develop their comprehension skills.
However, at the moment we really do not have got details about the musician jeannie baker. Two diverse countries and cultures are linked with warmth and charm in this twoinone picture book. This resource is 6 worksheets to be used with jeannie baker s book mirror. I have chosen to write an analysis on belonging the companion book to jeannie bakers window, i have chosen this book as i had read window as a child, and also looked at the book in class, i really enjoyed bakers work in window and wanted to look more deeply into one of her works belonging has no obvious written text and therefore relies on the illustrations, signs, labels, and. An innovative, twoinone picture book follows a parallel day in the life of two families. Page by page, we experience a day in the lives of two boys and their families one from inner city. Mirror by jeannie baker, jeannie baker 9781406309140. See more ideas about collage artists, book writer and wordless picture books. Worksheets for mirror jeannie baker picture book literacy. Mirror by jeanie baker book, teaching resources, story. Jeannie baker has 16 books on goodreads with 10863 ratings.
Bakers collages illustrate her picture books, but also stand individually as works of art. This resource is 6 worksheets to be used with jeannie bakers book belonging. Jeannie baker was born in england and moved to australia. This innovative picture book comprises two stories design. The story is about two boys and two separate families one family lives in australia and the other in morocco. Students are to write and perform a 23 minute acceptance speech for baker, explaining what she aimed to achieve with mirror. Observed through the window of a house in a typical urban neighbourhood, each picture shows the developments of the land being reclaimed from built up concrete to a gradual greening, shown through the artists collage illustrations.
The horn book lollys classroom mirror by jeannie baker. She is the authorartist of a number of distinguished picture books including where the forest meets the sea, a boston globehorn honour book, and the recipient of an ibby honor award. The story mirror by jeannie baker as told through music and sound effects. Creating and making in light of completing the previous lesson with a focus on the artist and author jeannie baker, as well as her picture book window, students will have the opportunity to create an artwork in relation to window and jeannie bakers work. Jeannie bakers book mirror is superbly illustrated. Students will complete a collage of what their dream view from their own bedroom window would be. Two diverse countries and cultures are linked with warmth and charm in this two inone picture book. May 24, 2016 in circle, jeannie baker follows the godwits incredible flight, taking us over aweinspiring scenes as the birds spread their wings above such beautiful landmarks as the great barrier reef and chinas breathtaking cityscapes. Two interconnected stories comprise this innovative picture book about two boys in. As she did in window 1991, baker offers an intriguing wordless observation of how a neighborhood changes over time through the vantage point of a doublepaned window frame. Mirror written by jeanie baker is a brilliantly illustrated and engaging wordless picture book that explores the similarities and differences between western and moroccan society through a sidebyside comparison as if looking through two different windows.
Wordless picture books mirror by jeannie baker oer commons. Jeannie bakers mirror is one of those books which provide you with that honor. Mar 15, 2020 wonderful collage artist and picture book writer. As you open the front page you notice that there are actually 2 books, side by side. In their speeches, students should make reference to the themes and ideas, purposes, audience and context of the book and the significance of receiving this award. Teacher will read mirror by jeannie baker to the class.
The stories show the lives of two families from each of the countries. Born in croydon, england on november 2 1950, jeannie grew up the eldest of six children. The worksheets focus on a variety of comprehension skills and extending the students understanding of the text. Page by page, we experience a day in the lives of two boys and their families one from inner city sydney, australia and the other from a small, remote. In the early 1980s, she lived in new york on an australia council visual arts board residency. Among them is where the forest meets the sea, a boston globehorn honour book, and the recipient of an international board of books for young people ibby honour award and a friends of the earth award in great britain. Details and resources for the childrens book, mirror, by jeannie baker. We are now settled what does that word mean anyway. Lesson plans using mirror by jeannie baker teaching activities, teaching art. Windows by jeannie baker slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Understand the technique used by jeannie baker to create illustrations within picture books.
Before beginning to read, teacher will explain to the class to take particular note of the illustrations on each page of the book. They are part of many public art collections and have been exhibited in galleries in london, new york and throughout australia. An innovative, twoinone picture book follows a parallel day in the life o. Through focusing on the artistic ability of jeannie baker, by the end of the four learning opportunities students will have achieved the following learning objectives. Nov 01, 2010 jeannie baker s book mirror is superbly illustrated. She attended art college at brighton polytechnic before emigrating to australia in 1975 and becoming a childrens writer. Mirror by jeannie baker, 9780763648480, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Jan 28, 2016 wordless picture books mirror by jeannie baker created jan. Mirror by jeannie baker by ashlee redfearn on prezi. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Baker was born in london, england on 2 november 1950. Jeannie baker is the authorartist of a number of distinguished picture books. Upon opening it, the reader discovers two parallel books within.
A beautifully portrayed and cleverly told story in amazing collage detail of a day in the life of two families living in different parts of the world and how their lives are interwoven ironically by a carpet. A rare find which revolutionizes the experience of flipping through the pages of a book with its capacity to go beyond the boundaries of what a childrens book should appear like and introducing an experience that as far as i know would be very difficult. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Meticulous illustrations portray the birds in the air and on the ground, up close and at a distance. Childrens books shadow by suzy lee mirror by jeannie. Aug 01, 2010 the book, mirror, by jeannie baker is very unique, there are two sides to the book that mirror each other. See more ideas about wordless picture books, wordless book and visual literacy. The left side of the book takes place in australia and reads lefttoright.