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A review by saidtheraina
Dazzle Ships by Chris Barton
3.0
Gorgeous art, like everyone says.
I picked it up hoping it would be a good candidate to take out to the elementary schools in my visits leading up to the Summer.
Unfortunately, I generally have a hard time figuring out how to booktalk Juvenile content in a picture book style, and with this one, the hook never emerged in my head.
I wanted a teensy bit more story to it, and the art - though beautiful - didn't feel particularly kid-friendly. In a book about imagery, I really missed photography. There is ONE photo of one of the dazzle ships in the back, but that's it. There are also a few images of anthropomorphized countries, which I feel like would be confusing for kids without any explanation.
Suffice it to say, gorgeous piece of work, and great for classroom use (I imagine), but not one that fit my needs of the moment.
I picked it up hoping it would be a good candidate to take out to the elementary schools in my visits leading up to the Summer.
Unfortunately, I generally have a hard time figuring out how to booktalk Juvenile content in a picture book style, and with this one, the hook never emerged in my head.
I wanted a teensy bit more story to it, and the art - though beautiful - didn't feel particularly kid-friendly. In a book about imagery, I really missed photography. There is ONE photo of one of the dazzle ships in the back, but that's it. There are also a few images of anthropomorphized countries, which I feel like would be confusing for kids without any explanation.
Suffice it to say, gorgeous piece of work, and great for classroom use (I imagine), but not one that fit my needs of the moment.