Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs by Linda Sue Park
2016; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 69; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2016.0308
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)Linguistics and Cultural Studies
ResumoReviewed by: Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs by Linda Sue Park Deborah Stevenson, Editor Park, Linda Sue Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs; illus. by Jennifer Black Reinhardt. Clarion, 2016 [40p] ISBN 978-0-544-39101-7 $16.99 Reviewed from galleys Ad 4-8 yrs Eighteen lively spreads match nouns to their homograph verbs, from “Yaks yak” to “Kids kid,” in entertaining scenes. Pairs range from the logical and related (“Rams ram” and “Parrots parrot”) to the coincidentally similar (“Slugs slug slugs” and “Steers steer”), with a definition for the verb included in each spread. The illustrations are visually delightful: the double-page art gives its figures whiskery and characterful linework and dapples the watercolor hues, with text elements (the words of the crowing crows, the annoying utterances of the badgering badgers) often adding additional interest. Too many of the interpretations aren’t conceptually successful, though: the craning cranes and quailing quail look like regular cranes and quail, for instance, and it’s not clear if the aping apes are meant to be aping humans or each other; the definition given for “flounder” (“to be helpless”) is confusing and misleading. It’s still an entertaining concept that could be useful to prompt further ideas in a language arts class; sharp-eyed kids may also enjoy spotting the subtle connections and callbacks in the illustrations. A concluding chart provides the etymology for each noun and verb. [End Page 433] Copyright © 2016 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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