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Time Flies
It is at once a wordless time-travel adventure and a meditation on the scientific theory that dinosaurs were the evolutionary ancestors of birds.
Time Flies, a wordless picture book, is inspired by the theory that birds are the modern relatives of dinosaurs. This story conveys the tale of a bird trapped in a dinosaur exhibit at a natural history museum. Through Eric's use of color, readers can actually see the bird enter into a mouth of a dinosaur, and then escape unscathed.
The New York Times Book Review called Time Flies "a work of informed imagination and masterly storytelling unobtrusively underpinned by good science ... an entirely absorbing narrative made all the more rich by its wordlessness." Kirkus Reviews hailed it as "a splendid debut."
Time Flies, a wordless picture book, is inspired by the theory that birds are the modern relatives of dinosaurs. This story conveys the tale of a bird trapped in a dinosaur exhibit at a natural history museum. Through Eric's use of color, readers can actually see the bird enter into a mouth of a dinosaur, and then escape unscathed.
The New York Times Book Review called Time Flies "a work of informed imagination and masterly storytelling unobtrusively underpinned by good science ... an entirely absorbing narrative made all the more rich by its wordlessness." Kirkus Reviews hailed it as "a splendid debut."
32 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1994
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Eric Rohmann
39 books67 followersEric Rohmann won the Caldecott Medal for My Friend Rabbit, and a Caldecott Honor for Time Flies. He is also the author and illustrator of Bone Dog, Clara and Asha, A Kitten Tale, and The Cinder-Eyed Cats, among other books for children. He has illustrated many other books, including Last Song, based on a poem by James Guthrie, and has created book jackets for a number of novels, including His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman.
Rohmann was born in Riverside, Illinois in 1957. He grew up in Downers Grove, a suburb of Chicago. As a boy, he played Little League baseball, read comic books, and collected rocks and minerals, insects, leaves, and animal skulls.
Rohmann has his BS in Art and an MS in Studio Art from Illinois State University, and an MFA in Printmaking/Fine Bookmaking from Arizona State University. He also studied Anthropology and Biology. He taught printmaking, painting, and fine bookmaking at Belvoir Terrace in Massachusettes and introductory drawing, fine bookmaking, and printmaking at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. He lives in a suburb of Chicago.
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Rohmann was born in Riverside, Illinois in 1957. He grew up in Downers Grove, a suburb of Chicago. As a boy, he played Little League baseball, read comic books, and collected rocks and minerals, insects, leaves, and animal skulls.
Rohmann has his BS in Art and an MS in Studio Art from Illinois State University, and an MFA in Printmaking/Fine Bookmaking from Arizona State University. He also studied Anthropology and Biology. He taught printmaking, painting, and fine bookmaking at Belvoir Terrace in Massachusettes and introductory drawing, fine bookmaking, and printmaking at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. He lives in a suburb of Chicago.
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June 28, 2019
Time Flies is a beautiful wordless book about the wonder of seeing dinosaur bones and imagining them when it was a real creature. Our main character is a bird that flew into a museum and flies around the dinosaur bones. The bird takes us through an imagination filled tour of then and now.
Even if my nephew has learning to read, he still likes the wordless books and being able to make up wild stories. He and the niece can work together to make it really interesting. It’s funny as sometimes so much is put into the story that they have to undo somethings as the story goes on and they can’t fit it into the pictures. I enjoy the times we do this.
The nephew thought this book was pretty cool. He knows there are dinosaurs but they also look like monsters to him, so he calls them monsters. He loved when the bird was eaten. He gave this 5 stars. The niece thought this was a good book. She gave this 3 stars.
Even if my nephew has learning to read, he still likes the wordless books and being able to make up wild stories. He and the niece can work together to make it really interesting. It’s funny as sometimes so much is put into the story that they have to undo somethings as the story goes on and they can’t fit it into the pictures. I enjoy the times we do this.
The nephew thought this book was pretty cool. He knows there are dinosaurs but they also look like monsters to him, so he calls them monsters. He loved when the bird was eaten. He gave this 5 stars. The niece thought this was a good book. She gave this 3 stars.
May 23, 2019
What richly descriptive and actually even awe-inspiring illustrations (and yes indeed more than well deserving of its Caldecott Honour designation), and what a delightful, sweetly simple (read not too overly involved) wordless adventure tale! Eric Rohmann with grace and illustrative acumen shows (imaginatively and beautifully) how a little bird flies through a dinosaur exhibit at a museum (how the dinosaurs proceed to come alive, and how our feathered friend even becomes a meal for a Tyrannosurus Rex, but that in the end, of course, it is all just imagination, just make-believe and thus, no real harm done).
Now as a rule, I actually do not tend to enjoy wordless picture books all that much (especially if they are convoluted and overly detailed), but Eric Rohmann's illustrated sequences in Time Flies, yes they are truly and indeed comprehensive enough to be both engaging and interesting, but still uncomplicated and simple enough to allow for easy understanding (even for exceedingly textual and word oriented individuals like myself). And while of course first and foremost simply a fun and delightful fantastical prehistoric adventure romp, Time Flies also pays scientific homage to the fact that birds are now considered to be the close cousins of the dinosaurs, that birds are basically a line of dinosaur like reptiles that survived the K-T boundary event, that survived and flourished after the mass extinction event of 55 million years ago.
Now as a rule, I actually do not tend to enjoy wordless picture books all that much (especially if they are convoluted and overly detailed), but Eric Rohmann's illustrated sequences in Time Flies, yes they are truly and indeed comprehensive enough to be both engaging and interesting, but still uncomplicated and simple enough to allow for easy understanding (even for exceedingly textual and word oriented individuals like myself). And while of course first and foremost simply a fun and delightful fantastical prehistoric adventure romp, Time Flies also pays scientific homage to the fact that birds are now considered to be the close cousins of the dinosaurs, that birds are basically a line of dinosaur like reptiles that survived the K-T boundary event, that survived and flourished after the mass extinction event of 55 million years ago.
February 1, 2019
A bird has a way-too-close encounter with one of its ancient ancestors in this wordless book with stunning artwork. I liked it, though I would have preferred a bit more of a story.
August 5, 2016
This beautifully illustrated wordless picture book shows a birds fantastical flight through a natural history museum - don't speed through it too quickly.
July 14, 2017
Although the storyline of this wordless picturebook could have been a little bit more eventful, Eric Rohmann's detailed, realistic illustrations are truly beautiful, and I love his use of color and framing:
September 25, 2011
Time Flies by Eric Rohmann is a wordless time travel fantasy adventure which takes place when a bird flies into a natural history museum during a thunder storm.
The opening series of pictures show a bird flying in a thunderstorm, seeking shelter. Did lightning hit that museum, or just nearby? Finding an open window, the bird flies in, and darts in and out of mounted dinosaurs. As the bird flies, the museum fades and prehistoric landscapes appear, while the dinosaurs grow skin and come alive! The bird interacts with some creatures, then flies too close to one and is chomped and swallowed. Flying inside the dinosaur, the bird emerges as the dinosaurs become mounted bones again. The bird escapes back outside, as the dinosaur gargoyle seems to watch him with a live eye!
This wordless book has a clear adventure story, set at the museum on a dark and stormy night! The back inside flap lets readers know that among the dinosaurs pictured are the planteater Camarasaurus, crested Parasaurolophus, predator Albertosaurusm and flying Pteranodons.
Rohmann's detailed, colorful oil painted illustrations bring the reader right into the action using a variety of perspectives. I recommend rereading this book, as more details will be noticed. I really loved the illustrations. My favorites include the two page spread with the shadow of the dinosaur and the flying bird, the crested Parasaurolophus becoming alive, the Camarasaurus appearing to save the bird from a Pteranodon, feathers flying as the bird is swallowed, a predator on a marble column watching the bird flee the museum, and the gargoyle with a lifelike eye watching the bird fly outside the museum.
Richly deserving its Caldecott Honor Award, this book will appeal to readers who will enjoy telling the story from the pictures, as well those who love museums, dinosaurs and adventures. This is highly recommended for school and public library collections.
For ages 4 to 8, wordless, museums, dinosaurs, birds, Caldecott Honor, fantasy, time-travel, and fans of Eric Rohmann.
The opening series of pictures show a bird flying in a thunderstorm, seeking shelter. Did lightning hit that museum, or just nearby? Finding an open window, the bird flies in, and darts in and out of mounted dinosaurs. As the bird flies, the museum fades and prehistoric landscapes appear, while the dinosaurs grow skin and come alive! The bird interacts with some creatures, then flies too close to one and is chomped and swallowed. Flying inside the dinosaur, the bird emerges as the dinosaurs become mounted bones again. The bird escapes back outside, as the dinosaur gargoyle seems to watch him with a live eye!
This wordless book has a clear adventure story, set at the museum on a dark and stormy night! The back inside flap lets readers know that among the dinosaurs pictured are the planteater Camarasaurus, crested Parasaurolophus, predator Albertosaurusm and flying Pteranodons.
Rohmann's detailed, colorful oil painted illustrations bring the reader right into the action using a variety of perspectives. I recommend rereading this book, as more details will be noticed. I really loved the illustrations. My favorites include the two page spread with the shadow of the dinosaur and the flying bird, the crested Parasaurolophus becoming alive, the Camarasaurus appearing to save the bird from a Pteranodon, feathers flying as the bird is swallowed, a predator on a marble column watching the bird flee the museum, and the gargoyle with a lifelike eye watching the bird fly outside the museum.
Richly deserving its Caldecott Honor Award, this book will appeal to readers who will enjoy telling the story from the pictures, as well those who love museums, dinosaurs and adventures. This is highly recommended for school and public library collections.
For ages 4 to 8, wordless, museums, dinosaurs, birds, Caldecott Honor, fantasy, time-travel, and fans of Eric Rohmann.
December 27, 2016
This is a fascinating wordless book about dinosaurs. I loved the illustrations, but I felt that the storyline doesn't have the coherence of a book like Flotsam. The dinosaurs are magnificent and children who are dinosaur fans will want to pore over the details of these pages many times over.
This book was selected as one of the books for the November 2016- Caldecott Honor discussion at the Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books Group here at Goodreads.
This book was selected as one of the books for the November 2016- Caldecott Honor discussion at the Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books Group here at Goodreads.
July 4, 2018
**** Caldecott Honor (1995) ****
This is a real delight! Originally the author had words to accompany the story, but found them to be redundant and unnecessary, and I would agree. The pictures are perfect.
I am not an expert on dinosaurs (there are children who can tell you everything you would ever want to know on the subject) Scientists say that birds are in fact modern day dinosaurs (theropods) and that they originated during the Mesozoic Era. I wish I could tell you what kind of bird exactly it is that decided to fly about this dinosaur diorama, but I am sure there are bird lovers who can say.
This is a real delight! Originally the author had words to accompany the story, but found them to be redundant and unnecessary, and I would agree. The pictures are perfect.
I am not an expert on dinosaurs (there are children who can tell you everything you would ever want to know on the subject) Scientists say that birds are in fact modern day dinosaurs (theropods) and that they originated during the Mesozoic Era. I wish I could tell you what kind of bird exactly it is that decided to fly about this dinosaur diorama, but I am sure there are bird lovers who can say.
September 4, 2008
I could "read" this wordless book again and again. Although if the book summary hadn't told me that it was a "meditation on the scientific theory that dinosaurs were the evolutionary ancestors of birds," I probably wouldn't have made that connection. To me it was just the story of a bird who flew into an open window at a dinosaur museum and was mysteriously transported back to the time of the dinosaurs. I loved finding connections between the two time periods by finding things that were at the museum and also in the dinosaur world. Very fun!
November 4, 2016
This is a wordless book. A small bird flies through a natural history museum when suddenly some of the prehistoric animals (pteranodons, camarasaurus, and albertosaurus to name a few) come to life. I love how Rohmann shows the transition from dinosaur skeleton to flesh and bone dinosaurs. What an adventure!
And I really like wordless picture books because they can be such a great springboard for imagination, creativity, writing, etc.
And I really like wordless picture books because they can be such a great springboard for imagination, creativity, writing, etc.
December 20, 2016
3ish stars
Beautifully illustrated with lots of opportunities for incidental teaching and speculation while reading to kids. And who doesn't like dinosaurs!?
Illustrations: 4
Story: 2
Beautifully illustrated with lots of opportunities for incidental teaching and speculation while reading to kids. And who doesn't like dinosaurs!?
Illustrations: 4
Story: 2
June 16, 2025
I love picture books. 📕 the pictures are beautiful. This is a story with out printed words.
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October 16, 2016Synopsis:
This wordless picture book written by Eric Rohmann uses bold and beautiful illustrations to tell his story of time flying. We follow a bird who has somehow gotten into an empty museum. The reader can tell we’re in a museum by all of the dinosaur skeletons in the habitat. But slowly page by page as the bird flies on we see the museum transfer into real life scenes. The walls gain trees and blue skies while the skeletal bodies of dinosaurs truly begin to take shape by gaining skin and life like features. Soon we have been transported to the Mesozoic Era where the bird flies along the tails of brachiosauruses and takes the sky with the pterosaurs. Then before you know it, the bird is gobbled up by a dinosaur. As it travels through the belly of the beast we begin to see the dinosaur’s skeleton once again. The fully alive dinosaur is transforming back into the bones of a once alive animal. The skies, trees and mountains turn back into portraits on museum walls and fake leaves next to fake rocks. We are once again back in present day. The bird flies out of the museum and into sunset where we see a gargoyle-esq pterosaur on the outside of the building.
Teaching Connection:
This would be a great book to use for inferring, predicting, going for deeper meaning and critical thinking. Because there are no words, the students have to really think about what is going on and why. Readers of this book have to put themselves in the book and really use the illustrations to help come to a conclusions about what is happening. Although one may think that wordless picture books could only be for lower grades, I would recommend this book for all elementary grades. I think no matter the grade level, it would be a great book to practice the strategies I mentioned above. For example, they could use the pictures at the beginning of the museum to try and predict what the illustrator will do next. Where are these pictures taking us? I would say it’s a more challenging book because there are no words.
Why it’s a WOW book:
I think this book is a WOW book because of the way Rohmann tells a story without uttering any words. There is so much conveyed to his audience without any writing. That is pretty powerful right there. That just goes to show the talent that Rohmann possess in the business of storytelling. There are so many different ways to tell stories, whether that be through actions, words, pictures, music, video, or any other medium. I think Rohmann makes this so evident by conveying his message of taking an adventure through time simply through pictures alone. Challenge your students to figure out what the author is trying to convey without them being able to read any words. Make them think critically. Bravo Rohmann.
This wordless picture book written by Eric Rohmann uses bold and beautiful illustrations to tell his story of time flying. We follow a bird who has somehow gotten into an empty museum. The reader can tell we’re in a museum by all of the dinosaur skeletons in the habitat. But slowly page by page as the bird flies on we see the museum transfer into real life scenes. The walls gain trees and blue skies while the skeletal bodies of dinosaurs truly begin to take shape by gaining skin and life like features. Soon we have been transported to the Mesozoic Era where the bird flies along the tails of brachiosauruses and takes the sky with the pterosaurs. Then before you know it, the bird is gobbled up by a dinosaur. As it travels through the belly of the beast we begin to see the dinosaur’s skeleton once again. The fully alive dinosaur is transforming back into the bones of a once alive animal. The skies, trees and mountains turn back into portraits on museum walls and fake leaves next to fake rocks. We are once again back in present day. The bird flies out of the museum and into sunset where we see a gargoyle-esq pterosaur on the outside of the building.
Teaching Connection:
This would be a great book to use for inferring, predicting, going for deeper meaning and critical thinking. Because there are no words, the students have to really think about what is going on and why. Readers of this book have to put themselves in the book and really use the illustrations to help come to a conclusions about what is happening. Although one may think that wordless picture books could only be for lower grades, I would recommend this book for all elementary grades. I think no matter the grade level, it would be a great book to practice the strategies I mentioned above. For example, they could use the pictures at the beginning of the museum to try and predict what the illustrator will do next. Where are these pictures taking us? I would say it’s a more challenging book because there are no words.
Why it’s a WOW book:
I think this book is a WOW book because of the way Rohmann tells a story without uttering any words. There is so much conveyed to his audience without any writing. That is pretty powerful right there. That just goes to show the talent that Rohmann possess in the business of storytelling. There are so many different ways to tell stories, whether that be through actions, words, pictures, music, video, or any other medium. I think Rohmann makes this so evident by conveying his message of taking an adventure through time simply through pictures alone. Challenge your students to figure out what the author is trying to convey without them being able to read any words. Make them think critically. Bravo Rohmann.
November 14, 2018
Dinos are early birds. In this wordless picture book a small bird flits through a natural history museum window and discovers her predecessors, the dinosaurs (early birds, get it?). The sparrow flies over the heads of skeletal remains and takes a rest on teeth that have been dulled by use and time. Dinosaur and bird shadows tie the two species together against a museum wall and gradually from page to page the bird seems to fly back in time and meet a few ancestor pterodactyls. He flies among the ancient scene until the jaws of a raptor snap shut around him and he is back in the real world and out of the museum to fly free again.
This is a fun way to teach children about dinosaurs and how the perception of dinosaur bones and archaeology have changed over the years. Scientists have gone from thinking of dinosaurs as cold-blooded lizards to the feathered and warm-blooded ancestors of the birds that we know today. Dinosaurs are a popular them with children and the whimsical flight of this bird and the story are likely to have an especially strong appeal for very young children and intermediate readers alike. This book could also be used to open a discussion of human ancestry as well, and a conversation about imagination and an assignment to remember a predecessor and make up a story about them. This book is strongly recommended to teachers and parents alike.
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This is a fun way to teach children about dinosaurs and how the perception of dinosaur bones and archaeology have changed over the years. Scientists have gone from thinking of dinosaurs as cold-blooded lizards to the feathered and warm-blooded ancestors of the birds that we know today. Dinosaurs are a popular them with children and the whimsical flight of this bird and the story are likely to have an especially strong appeal for very young children and intermediate readers alike. This book could also be used to open a discussion of human ancestry as well, and a conversation about imagination and an assignment to remember a predecessor and make up a story about them. This book is strongly recommended to teachers and parents alike.
More reviews are available at http://byucbmr.com/
May 4, 2019
In this 1995 Caldecott Honor book, Eric Rohmann solely relies on his brilliant illustrations to tell the tale of a bird flying through a dinosaur exhibit at a museum. In this wordless book, the dinosaurs seem to come to life in the museum and one of them swallows the bird. The artistic medium of this book is listed as oil paintings on Rohmann's personal website. The artistic style can best be described as impressionism because most of the paintings are blurred with no harsh lines. In addition, light is an important concept in this book. All of the illustrations are double page spread and either are full page or contain a small white/cream colored border around them. I somewhat enjoyed this book. I thought that the illustrations were beautifully painted, but I did not feel as though I got much out of looking at this picture book beyond the surface level understanding. Because of that, I feel as though this book would be good for younger children to look at, but as far as older children, I think they might get bored with it. Overall, this award-winning book is fun for children ages 3-6.
February 19, 2010
Don't look too quickly at this wordless picture book lest you question my categorization of it as fantasy. A live bird flies in through the window of a natural history museum and flits about the dioramas and skeletal remains of dinosaurs in a prehistoric exhibit. Beautifully illustrated, it took me to the Yale Peabody museum where many of the illustrations could have been lifted from the walls and halls. I can imagine the four and five year olds becoming totally captivated by this book. Remember I said it was fantasy? Well, try to remember the eerie feelings you got when you first gazed upon the immense size of the T-Rex in the Chicago Museum of Natural History. It towers above you and, without all those other gawkers around, would scare the B-geezus out of you. Now imagine, in the blink of an eye, it moves and...!!!! Check it out.
October 6, 2017
This wordless picture book uses light, shadow, and perspective to portray visually the evolutionary relationship between dinosaurs and birds. The story follows a bird from a museum dinosaur exhibit, all the way back to the time of the dinosaurs and back again to the present day. I have never felt like I truly understand the nuances of what happens in this book, but it is very striking to look at, and I think kids who are interested in dinosaurs would love knowing that the birds we see everyday are their descendants. The book also does an excellent job of conveying that sense of wonder one gets from entering a museum's dinosaur exhibit.
November 2, 2016
1995 Caldecott Honor - Favorite Illustration: When the bird first flies into the "past" and the dinosaur is half skeleton and half fleshed out.
This is a beautiful wordless story of a bird who is flying through a dinosaur exhibit in a natural history museum. Of course, as the bird flies along, imagination begins to take flight and the dinosaurs become "real." I love the twist when Fun story and gorgeous illustrations.
This is a beautiful wordless story of a bird who is flying through a dinosaur exhibit in a natural history museum. Of course, as the bird flies along, imagination begins to take flight and the dinosaurs become "real." I love the twist when Fun story and gorgeous illustrations.
June 13, 2017
This is a thought-provoking wordless picture book about a bird who flies into the dinosaur hall of a museum and gets transported back through time - or does it? I can't wait to hear what our students make of this gorgeous puzzle of a book, and what they think is happening. is it real, is it a dream, what has happened? Marvelous.
April 1, 2019
Grade Level: PreK- 3rd
Genre: Modern Fantasy
Time Flies is such an interesting and inspiring picture book. The use authors use of art and color in this book is so creative and depicts a beautiful story that makes this tale come to life. I really enjoyed reading this book and think it’s a such a beautiful picture book that is sure in engage its readers with it mesmerizing use of color.
July 16, 2014
For fans of David Weisner I can't recommend this enough. Cool art, dinos, museums, not messy text to clutter up the spreads.
March 20, 2019
Not sure I can claim to have “read” this...we have Eric Rohmann at our school this month, so we are reading his books. It’s fun to listen to kids discuss what’s happening in this one and the connections they make with the illustrations.
November 12, 2016
The illustrations in this book are awesome, and the little bird's adventure very intriguing. This is a great book for young dinosaur lovers to pore over.
August 23, 2015
This is a book with no words. Ellie made up the story for me.
November 20, 2019
Time Flies is actually a wordless picture book. For some reason I wasn't expecting that when I picked it off the shelf! The narrative is really interesting: from my understanding, a bird - either alive or a replica from the museum that has come to life - flies through the museum, and almost flies back in time with the dinosaurs. Slowly the dinosaur skeletons come to life as the bird moves across the page. What was once bone becomes skin, patterns and colors, real living beings. "Time Flies" is clearly a play on words, symbolizing the fact that time does indeed fly, and what was just a blink in the eye for the life of the universe ago, the Earth was once dominated by giant, scaly creatures. And then of course, "fly" is shown with the bird flying around the museum and bringing the book to life. I have always been an advocate of wordless books for students, especially those who are emerging readers. Inspiring good readers can also mean inspiring good story tellers, and the lack of words on the page allows for an emerging student reader to create their own narrative for the story. This would be a great opportunity in the classroom to start having our students tell stories, asking them to create their own words to compliment the pictures on each page. It could also be a fun book to incorporate into a lesson about the dinosaurs, illustrating what they looked like in prehistoric times, sort of bringing to life the skeletons students might've seen in a book or at a museum and the real living creatures they once were.
February 21, 2018
Time Flies is a wordless picture book illustrated by Eric Rohmann. The pictures follow a bird into a museum that houses many dinosaur fossils. The bird proceeds to fly into the mouth of one of the dinosaurs and, as a result, travels back in time. This bird travels all the way back to the time when dinosaurs walked the earth, and humans ceased to exist. Overall, this wordless picture book is extremely simple and short. The age recommendation is all ages, but, in my opinion, it would best serve those of lower grade levels. Additionally, I am not too fond of the illustrations; I think they are pretty simple and I do not like the color scheme—reds and oranges.
Rohmann’s illustrations can be classified as realism. The images appear to be real and have a life-like appearance. Furthermore, the author used a very distinct color palette throughout the illustrations. The colors are muted, and there are a lot of reds and browns throughout. The use of red in this picture book displays energy—the energy it takes to travel back in time. These two elements are vital to the telling of this story and help progress the narrative. The combining of real pictures and this distinct color scheme make the story appear more realistic and true. All in all, it is fun to read a story, like a wordless picture book, where you get to interpret some of the narrative and use your imagination.
Rohmann’s illustrations can be classified as realism. The images appear to be real and have a life-like appearance. Furthermore, the author used a very distinct color palette throughout the illustrations. The colors are muted, and there are a lot of reds and browns throughout. The use of red in this picture book displays energy—the energy it takes to travel back in time. These two elements are vital to the telling of this story and help progress the narrative. The combining of real pictures and this distinct color scheme make the story appear more realistic and true. All in all, it is fun to read a story, like a wordless picture book, where you get to interpret some of the narrative and use your imagination.
September 25, 2019
Time Flies is a wordless picture book by Eric Rohmann. In the story what seems to be our main character, a small bird, is seen soaring through a dinosaur exhibit and as the pages turn the small bird is seen with real dinosaurs. Flying through the pages the bird goes from present to past back to present again. I really like the illustrations in this book, they were very detailed and dramatic. The thing with wordless picture books it gives readers the opportunity to be creative and create their own narrative of what is taking place on the page. For instance in this story the bird is seen landing on what looks like a vicious dinosaur and the next page we see the dinosaur with just feathers. Here we can infer that the dinosaur ate the poor bird and add our own dramatic affects to help tell the story. Is the bird OK? What did the dinosaur think of the bird? etc.
March 17, 2021
It is at once a wordless time-travel adventure and a meditation on the scientific theory that dinosaurs were the evolutionary ancestors of birds.
Time Flies, a wordless picture book, is inspired by the theory that birds are the modern relatives of dinosaurs. This story conveys the tale of a bird trapped in a dinosaur exhibit at a natural history museum. Through Eric's use of color, readers can actually see the bird enter into a mouth of a dinosaur, and then escape unscathed.
The New York Times Book Review called Time Flies "a work of informed imagination and masterly storytelling unobtrusively underpinned by good science ... an entirely absorbing narrative made all the more rich by its wordlessness." Kirkus Reviews hailed it as "a splendid debut."
Time Flies, a wordless picture book, is inspired by the theory that birds are the modern relatives of dinosaurs. This story conveys the tale of a bird trapped in a dinosaur exhibit at a natural history museum. Through Eric's use of color, readers can actually see the bird enter into a mouth of a dinosaur, and then escape unscathed.
The New York Times Book Review called Time Flies "a work of informed imagination and masterly storytelling unobtrusively underpinned by good science ... an entirely absorbing narrative made all the more rich by its wordlessness." Kirkus Reviews hailed it as "a splendid debut."
April 21, 2019
Grades-K-5
Genre: Fiction
This is a Caldecott Honor Book that contains very beautiful illustrations that tell the story through the pictures of a dinosaur and the memories/adventure of the life of the creature. I love this wordless picture book because it would be a good book to do a writing exercise with in the classroom. For example, the students could use this book to come up with their own ideas about what the illustrations are saying, or even write their own story to go along with the illustrations!
Genre: Fiction
This is a Caldecott Honor Book that contains very beautiful illustrations that tell the story through the pictures of a dinosaur and the memories/adventure of the life of the creature. I love this wordless picture book because it would be a good book to do a writing exercise with in the classroom. For example, the students could use this book to come up with their own ideas about what the illustrations are saying, or even write their own story to go along with the illustrations!
November 20, 2019
I would give the book, Time Flies, a 4. It is a picture book that has no word. It seems to be about a bird that goes into a museum where there are dinosaur fossils. It lands on the tooth of a T-Rex. The picture transitions back to when the dinosaurs where alive and then back to the museum. Although this book has no words, I love it. the illustrations are absolutely amazing, each page is so detailed. I would use this in my class to introduce dinosaurs to my students and to help the students make a connection between fossils and what they once were.
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