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Milich, Zoran
4 Reviews
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Each left-hand page shows the featured number spelled out underneath ten numerals. The clean, well-composed photos on the right-hand pages show the expected, e.g., a subway platform labeled four. But on closer inspection, the photo also shows four red subway doors. Milich has created a book that is even more child-friendly than his previous concept books (City Signs and City Colors).
Reviewer: Lolly Robinson
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2005
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Each spread in this boldly designed and photographed concept book reveals a square close-up on the left labeled with a color, while the same object appears within a city landscape on the right. While traditionalists may quibble that some colors seem digitally enhanced, children will undoubtedly care more about the book's clean presentation and the satisfying mix of recognizable scenes and mysterious close-ups.
Reviewer: Lolly Robinson
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This book complements rather than competes with Tana Hoban's I Read Signs. Signs haven't changed a lot in twenty years, but each photographer's approach is different. While Hoban's style is close up, Milich pulls back to show his signs in context. Neither book provides additional text, allowing the photos to speak for themselves. There is an arc in the sequence and pacing of Milich's photos and plenty of detail for repeat viewers.
Reviewer: Lolly Robinson
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2003
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This photographic find-the-letter alphabet book is ideal for three- to four-year-olds. The hidden letters--all in an urban location--are tinted a satisfying fire-engine red, and the letter (in both capital and lowercase) is printed below the picture or on the facing page. Beautifully composed and reproduced in high contrast, the subjects range from gritty to gently humorous. A brilliantly simple idea executed in a classic manner.
Reviewer: Lolly Robinson
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2001
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