Boats Go by Steve Light
2015; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 68; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2015.0421
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)Maritime Security and History
ResumoReviewed by: Boats Go by Steve Light Elizabeth Bush Light, Steve Boats Go; written and illus. by Steve Light. Chronicle, 2015 16p ISBN 978-1-4521-2900-6 $9.99 R 1-4 yrs Eight boats sail the seas of this elongated board book, each making a signature sound that will challenge the reader-aloud’s skills at aural effects. “The fireboat goes, WHEE whee WHEE whee WHEE whee” as its nozzles spray. “The paddle boat goes, chum-splish chum-splash chum-splish choooooTOOTOOOT” as it churns the water. In the closing double-page spread, “The gondola goes, O sole Mio!”—a witty surprise that will make more sense to the reader than the listener but will certainly delight if belted out in a hearty Italian tenor. The pictures, simple designs visually propelled by billows of steam, smoke, cloud, and wave, are engaging, and the onomatopoetic text slips and arches neatly into the composition. The rigging that accounts for the sailboat’s clanging, the sonar that accounts for the submarine’s binging, and the horn that accounts for the cruise ship’s honking are implied rather than displayed. Older listeners may proffer some queries, but lapsitters will be more than happy to hear Mom’s “Bings,” Dad’s “GRRRRs,” and sibling’s “toot-toots,” especially if delivered with exaggerated gusto. Copyright © 2015 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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