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Step by Step
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Bruce's Twelfth Book
1987 - Lothrop / Apple Library Edition Hardcover: ISBN 0-688-07234-8 Trade Edition Hardcover: ISBN 0-688-07233-X |
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"A sure-fire hit for toddlers, who are always intrigued by pictures of other babies." |
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The Boston Sunday Globe, March 20, 1988 |
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| <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> Awards and Honors Recommended The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books November 1987, Vol. 41 "It never hurts a book to have a subject so visually appealing... Not unusual, but unusually well done." Back to the top |
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| <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> Personal Note When he was bit older, I also photographed Evan playing at the beach, splashing in the water. It appears next to a matching photo of the terns splashing in the water in my book A Beach for the Birds. He also appeared in Everything Grows. His younger brother and sister were the featured children in Play Day photographed in their yard. He appears to the right with his father, Rick, and his grandfather, Bill. In the hidden you'll find that he's grown a bit. The little baby I watched grow, Evan, at sixteen stacks my wood and plays on the basketball and football teams at Massebesic High School, Waterboro, Me. They grow up so fast. Both of Evan's parents, Rick and Pat Kaye-Schiess are elementary teachers. I loved one classroom's idea. The teacher had the students bring in their baby pictures. But the teacher didn't put their names next to the picture. The photos were labeled so you had to guess which baby photo matched up with which student... and teacher! I love seeing how teachers take my book beyond places I imagined. Back to the top |
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| <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> Description Step by step: kicking, rolling over, crawling, standing up, holding on, letting go. Bruce McMillan follows baby Evan with his camera from infancy to when he walks and records his steps in learning to walk. Step by step is an adventure in locomotion as well as an introduction to words and phrases that describe an energetic little boy's growth from infancy to childhood. Back to the top |
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<> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> "Sleeping... waking... kicking... pushing up... rolling over... sitting... stepping away... climbing up... running home." McMillan's album follows a little boy's increasing range of motion from infancy to early childhood. Full-page photographs in color, captioned only with the appropriate verbs or verbal phrases, convey a child's enjoyment and energy as he explores his environment in ever more active ways while growing through stages of babyhood and becoming a confident toddler. Beguiling in its simplicity and appeal,. The inherent charm of babies - especially for other babies, young children and adults - ensures a wide range of pleased viewers. The book is also a lovely example of simple biography and a satisfying demonstration of the concepts of growth and the learning of locomotion. M.A.B. "A highly satisfactory concept book for the very young." McMillan, Bruce A series of color photographs of a baby aged four to fourteen months details the activities that lead to learning to walk. Captioned "sleeping," "kicking," "rolling over," "kneeling and holding on," "tossing," "walking," "running," etc., 22 portraits show a thriving child as he develops. The diversity and freedom that foster learning are suggested by including wading in a gentle surf and climbing up and down a rough boulder; curiosity satisfied is represented by looking in, which necessitates standing on tiptoe; the joy of standing alone is expressed by clapping. Clear, well-composed and well-chosen photographs make this a highly satisfactory concept book for the very young. (Picture book 1-6) |
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