The wind blew the leaf man over vegetable gardens, over meadows, flowing along a river, and flying over mountains with birds. Instead of stating leaves blowing, the book states it as though it was a leaf man travelling. The leaves begin joined together as a ‘man’, but then the wind blows it in all directions.
Leaf Man is a colorful book that describes a leaf’s journey. Leaf Man Written & Illustrated by Lois Ehlert Published by Harcourt Children’s Books on SeptemGenre/Topics: Season, Environment, Science Ages: 3+, 40 pages ALA Notable Children’s Book (Sept.Posted on SeptemUpdated on September 14, 2012 After this visual feast, young nature lovers are sure to look with fresh eyes as they walk through the woods. Endpapers serve as a labeled field guide to leaf varieties and an author's note expresses Ehlert's passion for her subject, and describes her art technique. And, in the type of clever book design for which Ehlert is known, the pages are die-cut and/or patchworked at the top to create a rolling, flowing effect throughout. The boldly colored background papers, of varying texture, make the leaves pop. Fiery maple, brown mottled catalpa and bright yellow ginko leaves take the shape of various animals and objects on each spread. All the while, Ehlert sparks her foliage flight of fancy with her snazzy leaf collages. past the spotted cows," and punctuates the lyrical text with an occasional refrain ( " a Leaf Man's got to go where the wind blows
"He left no travel plans." From that breezy beginning, the narrator imagines the different flight patterns the Leaf Man may have followed "past the chickens, toward the marsh. A narrator recalls the Leaf Man that used to live nearby but recently blew away with the wind. ) returns to one of her favorite themes-the rainbow beauty of autumn leaves-for this refreshing riff on leaf peeping and collecting.
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