Who Uses This?
Common Sense Note
The story line consists of guessing the job associated with each tool in a repetitive Q&A format that children quickly learn. Well-composed photographs are engaging and include children using tools.
Common Sense Review
Reviewed By: Karyn Wellhousen
Children as young as three years old proudly announce what they want to be when they grow up. Firefighter, store clerk, teacher, and doctor are common choices because these are the jobs they see people doing.
WHO USES THIS? expands their understanding of the work people do. Now children may imagine themselves as carpenters, jugglers, football players, bakers, gardeners, dog walkers, conductors, barbers, or artists.
Three photographs are presented per tool to reinforce how implements are used by these professionals. The text reads, "Who uses this?" and on the facing page the tool is pictured in isolation against a color background.
Turning the page answers the question, as two full-page photographs show a professional using the tool in his or her work and a child using the tool as he or she role-plays. Children from various ethnic backgrounds are represented.
Other books featuring the photography of Margaret Miller include Whose Hat? and Whose Shoe?. For toddlers, Byron Barton's board book Tools illustrates common tools, and for older children, Bobbie Kalman's Community Helpers from A to Z surveys familiar professions.
From The Book
In one photograph, a red leash is arranged on a blue background with the caption, "Who uses this?" On the next page, a photograph, labeled "Dog walker," shows a man walking 12 leashed dogs down the busy street of a large city. On the facing page, a boy proudly holds the leash of a large golden retriever.
Plot Summary:
WHO USES THIS? is an ideal book for stimulating children's imaginations and promoting role-play. Margaret Miller's flawless photography introduces children to the specialized tools used in nine professions, along with the adults who use them in their work. Young readers especially enjoy seeing other children trying out these grown-up tools.
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