Sector 7 - David Wiesner

Wordless book celebrates triumph of individuality.

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Book details
  • Author:David Wiesner
  • # of pages: 45
  • Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Children's Books
  • Original Publication Date: 01/01/1999
  • Genre: Fiction - Picture Book
  • Hardcover: $16.00
  • Publisher's Recommended Reading Level: Ages 4-8
  • Read Aloud: 2-4

Parents need to know

Parents need to know that this tale is easy to follow and well drawn, inviting preschoolers and beginning readers to follow his adventures and predict what will happen next.

Families can talk about imagination. Look at clouds together -- what shapes do you see?

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Reviewed by Amy Brotman

A young artist befriends a cloud, then uses his talent and imagination to help the other clouds take on new shapes. This wordless picture book celebrates the triumph of creativity and individuality in a world that is too well ordered.



Is it any good?

4

SECTOR 7's artwork is expressive and fascinating, although the humans are somewhat crudely drawn. The perspective is often from a low angle, as a child sees the world. Many pictures are grandly panoramic and full of intriguing details, but the story manages to be heartwarming too. Not only does the hero perform a service for the clouds but he also encourages the humorless Sector 7 staff to begin to accept the clouds' new appearances and to allow them to help out with the humans' tasks.

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The visual impact of the tale is similar to the author's picture book, June 29, 1999, which describes the sudden appearance of huge airborne vegetables over Earth. This story, in turn, may remind children of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. The plot of Sector 7 is also reminiscent of The Snowman.

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