Thursday, August 29, 2013
Stacey the sneaky snake serpentines subtly toward Steven the unsuspecting spider monkey.
THE PERSONAL STORY:
Paper airplanes were a frequent doodle in mo’s school notebooks. Well maybe you don’t want to share that one with the kids !!
THE ART STORY:
mo’s first illustration with the viewpoint of looking down through the trees. Yes she did get up there to capture the feel.
ENVIRONMENT: in the shadows of the sycamore trees
ANIMALs:
spider monkey / steven / unsuspecting / sits /
studies ship-in-a-bottle
blood python / snake / stacey / she / serpentines / sneaky / subtly /
slinking / slyly / slowly
black skimmer (bird)
secretary bird / swing
sloth / swinging secretary bird
tree shrews / sock of strawberries
sea lions / swimming pool / swimming hole / solitary rock
sifaka (lemur)
red squirrel /snuggled up on the lemur
siamang / sleeping baby (the small one)
skunk / sandbox / shovel / sandcastle / sea shell / sand pail / sand
strawberry tree frog (in the sycamore leaves bottom right corner)
There are several pairs or sets of animals . . . can you find them ?
Where are the single or solitary items ? Animals? Can you name them ?
Who threw the space shuttle ?
Can you find a shadow !!!
Another word for single ?
Where else in the book have we seen sand ? Sand pail ? Shovel? Squirrel ? Snakes ? Frogs?
More talk about foreground and background can be used here !!
How close to actual size is the frog ??
OBJECTs :
space shuttle paper airplane / sailing / soaring
sneakers / shoes / shoestrings
pair of socks (on the ground)
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