A High, Low, Near, Far, Loud, Quiet Story
©Nina Crews 1999 Greenwillow Books, HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-10: 0688167942
About A High, Low, Near, Far, Loud, Quiet Story
From morning to night, a child's day is filled with opposites. Fast–--slow. Rough–--smooth. Empty--full. Nina Crews's brilliant photographs of the everyday world of a brother and sister will have young viewers discovering their own daily opposites and loudly announcing them to anyone larger--or smaller--than they.
Reviews
A lively brother-and-sister team (accompanied by Mom) demonstrates the literal ups and downs of a typical day in this well-executed photo-essay about opposites. On a sunny afternoon, the kids run fast and walk slow on the way to the park, romp with a large dog and observe a small ant, splash in a wet sprinkler, then snuggle in dry towels and so on, until they finally settle into bed at night. Crews (You Are Here) is highly skilled at seeing through her photographic lens with the eyes of a child. In the sharp playground shots here, the two children clearly find joy and fascination in their everyday play--and express these reactions in a completely natural way, as if no photographer were among them. The jacket image featuring a preschooler making a rough--but gleeful--landing from a slide, sets the tone for the fun inside. Publisher's Weekly November 1,1999