Changing, Changing: Story and Collages (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780807615539)

So begins this story of metamorphoses, of life, and of possibility. The young protagonists of the opening lines take turns embodying facets of the world around them, undergoing transformations of quiet but mythical proportions. She becomes the moon, a tribe, an island. He becomes a bull, the sky, a kite. Bright, imaginative images of raw beauty illustrate each transformation.

Changing, Changing is a joyful celebration of many things. Of the world the children take into themselves as they are reincarnated again and again. Of the imagination, which knows no bounds as they experience the universe from the new perspective of each transformation. As children of African descent, their story is also a celebration of Blackness. Their tumble through the universe is a journey through life, a discovery of the world, themselves, and each other--making Changing, Changing a celebration of love and of friendship as well.

Adults will see the deeper philosophical message of change as a defining and driving force in life, while children (and adults, too) will delight in this playful romp through the everyday wonders that surround us.

Author: Aracelis Girmay
ISBN-10: 0807615536
ISBN-13: 9780807615539
Publisher: George Braziller
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2005
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 7.60h x 10.36w x 0.49d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2005 pg. 848
Multicultural Review 05/01/2006 pg. 89
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 31 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw