Jeannie Baker is the author and illustrator of a number of children's picture books, including the award-winning Where the Forest Meets the Sea and the critically acclaimed dual language picture book Mirror. Her characteristic use of mixed media to create detailed and elaborate collages is stunning and unique. Originally from the UK, Jeannie lives in Australia. Find Jeannie online at www.jeanniebaker.com.
This breathtaking picture book describes the winter migration of
Godwits from Alaska to Australia and New Zealand. A deceptively
simple text is enhanced by beautiful collage illustrations, and
together they provide a clear message about the fragility of our
planet.
*The Bookseller*
if you and your child have never heard of the godwit, prepare to be
amazed by Jeannie Baker's Circle.
*Newbury Weekly News*
The text is sparse yet informative allowing space for the
illustrations to tell the story. These are in Baker’s recognisable
collage style and convey the vastness of the journey. Double page
spreads allow the reader to sense the scope of this epic flight;
they fill the pages with a perspective that shows the earth’s
curvature. [...]The book opens with a small boy saying “I wish I
could fly” – it certainly makes you feel you’ve experienced a
little of what it would be like to be airborne.
*Armadillo*
“Baker’s style features a dazzling display of collage, whole scenes
constructed from a wide selection of mixed media. The book, full of
wonders about this extraordinary bird which in its lifetime may fly
further than from the Earth to the Moon and back, would be a
valuable addition to any Library of classroom book-shelf.”
*The School Librarian*
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