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Palazzo Inverso (2010)

by D.B. Johnson(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0547239998 (ISBN13: 9780547239996)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

review 1: Age:Grades 2-4Genre:postmodernismDiversity:art; illusionsIllustrations:Illustrations were created with mixed media.Personal response:Loved this book! I thought the optical illusions in the book were fantastic. The book is fun to read because it is first read all on the bottom of each page but then the story takes a turn (literally) and you read the rest of the book by turning in upside down and you end up back at the beginning of the story! So much fun! And the illustrations correlate to the story whether you are reading it right side up or upside down. Curricular or programming connections:This book would be good for art lesson on creating optical illusions or creative writing to have a story read upside down.
review 2: Palazzo Inverso is inspired by M.C... more. Escher drawings and is a delightfully playful introduction to the artist. Mauk, a builder's apprentice, has meddled with the blueprints for a magnificent palace, resulting in a building where up is down and down is up. What is going to happen to Mauk and the palace?To read this book, start with the black text at the bottom of each page, then at the end turn the book over to read the gray text that runs along the "top." Illustrations correspond to the text whether the book is "right side up" and "upside down." This makes for a great read-aloud on account of the mind-bending illustrations and many opportunities for inference. It is highly recommended for elementary students, elementary school libraries, and public libraries. less

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