The Art Of Words

(Hardback)

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Words are everywhere! Come on this lively adventure to learn more about how they can be shortened, extended, and even switched around. Meet ugly words, colourful words, and words that just need a friend.

The Art of Words is a unique, fun and interactive story about the magic of words. Two children and their adorable dog are illustrated playfully interacting with letters and words, and discovering myriad word functions and capabilities. Typography is a major feature and each page shows words that are scaled, coloured, and positioned to enhance their meaning and reflect the interplay of their verbal and visual aspects.

At only 100 words, this language through adventure book is intended to excite young children about language, especially the joy of words and their capabilities. Visually, it depicts an imaginative natural world with abundant greenery, stars, animals and flowers, and children engaging in sports, adventure and STEM! The illustrations aim to embrace and depict diversity in gender and race and cater to varied literacy levels. The font choices are simple and clear, to ensure beginning readers can engage confidently.

Children, parents, carers and teachers alike will delight in this quirky celebration of the joy and power of words. Readers will come to appreciate the joy of making stories from words, and will be reminded that even books that teach can be fun!

Reviews

The Art of Wordsis a unique, fun and interactive story about the magic of words.

-- National Library of Australia's Newsletter

"Bartel creates detailed worlds within the book, with plenty of interesting detail to capture attention. Her drawings exude joy and energy.

Put simply, The Art of Words makes literacy fun. It reveals just how much power words actually have. A brilliant, unique addition to any bookshelf.

Detailed teachers' notes are also available on the EK Books website, which are perfect not only for the classroom. Parents and caregivers will learn a lot about using books as a resource and tool."

-- NZ Booklovers

"The Art of Words is a celebration of the power of words, letters and punctuation. It highlights how they can be rearranged to convey different emotions and meanings and tell stories. Words can be found everywhere and this book exudes joy and excitement as a boy and a girl play with them."

-- Story Snug

"The Art of Words is a lovely, quirky picture book it would be great to share with emerging readers and [would] be a good addition to a school library."

-- Picture Book Perfect

The Art of Words is a picture book that has all the right words in all the right places. It is suitable for children 4 to 8 years old and is a wonderful resource for a classroom for grades preschool to year 3.

-- Buzz Words

This book illustrates how language is a living thing and meant to be played with. When this book arrived here, I got legit excited about how it needs to be in every preschooler's book collection.

-- Oh Creative Day

The NSW Department of Education has declared vocabulary to be the greatest predictor of success in literacy so what better tool to inspire the study and development of words than a book about them.The possibilities are endless but if youre stuck there are teachers notes available.

-- The Bottom Shelf

As surprising as it is beautiful! This is a wonderful book to share with children beginning to learn to read or learning the mechanics of language

-- Kids Get Booked

Clever, colourful, and creative, with full page illustrations, Robert Vescios The Art of Words is highly imaginative, entertaining, and a unique early learning tool.

-- Kids Book Review

A visual feast "

* Reading Time *

A book full of words and art and artful words! The visual poetry style intertwines the words of the book with the illustrations, guiding your eye across thematic settings and charming images. For early readers, this is a nice one to work through together, finding the words wherever they may be hiding on the page.

* The Space magazine (ECC) *

This clever book illustrates the function and magic of words in a way that our little learners can understand, making it a great resource for those who are beginning their journey into reading

* Flip With Joy *

This is an endearing story, perfect for children who struggle with change in routine and anxiety.

* Rascals and Rainbows *

a brilliantly written picture book that highlights the topic of overcoming anxiety in children and learning to cope with change.

* Little Cs Reading Corner *

If youre a casual teacher this is the perfect book to have in your tool kit! Its a great way to talk about the purpose of words

* Love Four Learning *

Author Bio

Robert Vesciois a full-time childrens author and a Books in Homes role model, with an aim to inspire children to read, write, and use their imaginations. His previous picture books with EK Books areFinn and Puss,The VoyageandThe Box Cars. Joanna Bartelis a designer and illustrator with experience in Arts education, design, teaching and creative marketing. She particularly loves character design and creating imaginative and playful images to engage children and enhance imaginative learning.