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Anno's Journey #5
旅の絵本Ⅴ: スペイン編
世界中にブームを巻き起こし、絵本の新しいスタイルを確立した「旅の絵本」シリーズの５作目。今回は、旅人は古くて広い国スペインを旅します。町の賑わいや田舎の村ののどかなたたずまい、人々の暮らしぶり、遊び、お祭り、闘牛などスペインならではの風景が、繊細な筆致で克明に描かれ、遊び心いっぱいの隠し絵もたっぷり。旅する楽しさと発見する喜びがぎっしり詰まっています。
56 pages, Hardcover
First published September 10, 2003
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About the author
Mitsumasa Anno
246 books80 followersHis name is written as 安野光雅 in Japanese.
Mitsumasa Anno (born March 20, 1926) was a Japanese illustrator and writer of children's books, known best for picture books with few or no words. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1984 for his "lasting contribution to children's literature".
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Mitsumasa Anno (born March 20, 1926) was a Japanese illustrator and writer of children's books, known best for picture books with few or no words. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1984 for his "lasting contribution to children's literature".
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October 13, 2011
This book is set in Spain and takes you on a journey through the country in pictures/illustrations alone. It walks you through a beautiful wordless story of how the people in Spain live and work and play.
The pictures reflect the culture of a working community: fishermen, farmers, guards, a farmer's market, etc...It also reflects a community that knows how to play, from kids playing soccer, running through the streets, dancing in the streets, bullfighting, and so forth. Another wonderful characteristic of this country you catch a glimpse of is the nature and sense of community the people have.
It is a beautiful depiction of another culture and can give readers a culturally stimulating insight to Spain. I can't wait to read Mitsumasa's other books.
The pictures reflect the culture of a working community: fishermen, farmers, guards, a farmer's market, etc...It also reflects a community that knows how to play, from kids playing soccer, running through the streets, dancing in the streets, bullfighting, and so forth. Another wonderful characteristic of this country you catch a glimpse of is the nature and sense of community the people have.
It is a beautiful depiction of another culture and can give readers a culturally stimulating insight to Spain. I can't wait to read Mitsumasa's other books.
July 3, 2016
Beautiful pictures with lots of detail, I just wish there was more of an explanation at the end - maybe the location of each place or a few words about the main events depicted, there is a page of description but, having been twice to Spain, I would have liked to know more. Still, I love looking at this with my children and always finding new little details together.
November 28, 2018
The illustrations are lovely and very intricate, but readers (especially kids) who know little about Spain will be kinda lost. A little more structured background information will make this more enjoyable, in my opinion.
December 7, 2017
1. This is a wordless book, showing Anno’s journey through Spain. On each page there is a picture of a different area in Spain, from the houses, fields, town center, and bull fights. This book allows for the reader's imagination to flow and look deeply at what the people are doing on each page.
2. I thought this book was interesting, it is one that I have not heard of before. The illustrations are very interesting, and even though there are no words there is a clear line to follow. It is a very vivid journey through Spain that I think many students would enjoy.
3. This book can be connected with other books written by Mitusmasa Anno such as, Anno’s Journey, Anno’s U.S.A, and Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar.
4. There are no words in this book, so I cannot pick a juicy quote. Although, I think this would be a good book to show students how things may be different or the same in other parts of the world.
2. I thought this book was interesting, it is one that I have not heard of before. The illustrations are very interesting, and even though there are no words there is a clear line to follow. It is a very vivid journey through Spain that I think many students would enjoy.
3. This book can be connected with other books written by Mitusmasa Anno such as, Anno’s Journey, Anno’s U.S.A, and Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar.
4. There are no words in this book, so I cannot pick a juicy quote. Although, I think this would be a good book to show students how things may be different or the same in other parts of the world.
September 7, 2016
The pictures were lovely and intricate, with lots to look at. Unfortunately, I know very little about Spain, so it was impossible to get much from the book. I recognized Picasso and Dali references and the running of the bulls in Pamplona, and maybe the Alhambra?, and that was about it. The kids and I would have enjoyed it much more if there had been a key at the back that explained or at least named the things in the book so that we could learn about them.
It's clearly more of a book for Spain insiders than for neophytes. So perhaps for others, more familiar with Spain, it would rank higher.
It's clearly more of a book for Spain insiders than for neophytes. So perhaps for others, more familiar with Spain, it would rank higher.
March 4, 2012
Beautiful illustrations of cities, villages, churches, the people and the pastimes of Spain. There are religious feast days and festivals like the running of the bulls in Pamplona, pastoral scenes with field workers harvesting olives, then pressing them to make olive oil, a fishing village with the fishermen's nets hung out to dry in the sun. I particularly liked the drawing of an outdoor wedding that takes place in the plaza in front of the town church. Round to one side servants are setting the table for an open-air wedding feast.
March 6, 2015
After exploring, seeing and searching through Anno's USA I was curious to see how Anno represents other countries in his wordless books, in the case Spain. Like Anno's USA, Anno's Spain shows images of Spain from the past. In every page, it is exciting to find pieces of art or monuments that I can recognize. He also depicts images of the culture, architecture and events representative of Spain. This type of books could invite interesting conversations but also it could be helpful if students are studying foreign countries and cultures.
April 14, 2018
This wordless book takes you through cities and countryside, exploring Spain, it's landmarks and culture.
Ages: 4 - 8
Cleanliness: there are two portraits of naked women that people are looking at - they are somewhat vague outlines.
#geography #europe #spain
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Ages: 4 - 8
Cleanliness: there are two portraits of naked women that people are looking at - they are somewhat vague outlines.
#geography #europe #spain
**Like my reviews? I also have hundreds of detailed reports that I offer too. These reports give a complete break-down of everything in the book, so you'll know just how clean it is or isn't. I also have Clean Guides (downloadable PDFs) which enable you to clean up your book before reading it! Visit my website: The Book Radar.
April 24, 2015
I wasn't expecting a book with no words at all, but it was just the thing to keep the older of my charges interested. He loves art, and was fascinated by all the tiny details Anno put into his illustrations. It's opened up a whole new world of topics for him to explore!
April 15, 2009
This book has different scenes from Spain. It is wordless. It could be fun for kids to get an idea of what a different country would look like.
January 26, 2020
More of the same, which is just fine.
May 12, 2019
Anno’s Spain (also known as Anno’s Journey V), Mitsumasa Anno, 2003 in Japanese; 2004 in English, ISBN 0399242384, 10” × 9.2” × .4”
Wordless (except “Bar” and “Restaurant” on buildings). Anno rows ashore, buys a horse, and rides through many scenes. At the end he leaves the horse and rows back to the ship. Two pages of text at the end, saying it’s a true story: Mitsumasa Anno travels the world, renting cars and making paintings of significant sites. So all the sites in the book are real sites in Spain—but there’s no caption to say where the picture is. You would have to know the architecture of particular places. The running of the bulls is there. There are visual jokes. For example the first picture shows a large melted watch draped on a building. This is Cadaques, near Salvador Dalí’s birthplace, according to the text in the back. There are a lion and a hippopotamus in the stands watching a bullfight. Almost everything is pre-industrial: big sailing ship, everything animal or human power—except: a motorcycle at a bicycle race; television camera and sound recording of a queen.
Enchanting picture book.
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Wordless (except “Bar” and “Restaurant” on buildings). Anno rows ashore, buys a horse, and rides through many scenes. At the end he leaves the horse and rows back to the ship. Two pages of text at the end, saying it’s a true story: Mitsumasa Anno travels the world, renting cars and making paintings of significant sites. So all the sites in the book are real sites in Spain—but there’s no caption to say where the picture is. You would have to know the architecture of particular places. The running of the bulls is there. There are visual jokes. For example the first picture shows a large melted watch draped on a building. This is Cadaques, near Salvador Dalí’s birthplace, according to the text in the back. There are a lion and a hippopotamus in the stands watching a bullfight. Almost everything is pre-industrial: big sailing ship, everything animal or human power—except: a motorcycle at a bicycle race; television camera and sound recording of a queen.
Enchanting picture book.
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May 5, 2018
This delightful book has a section detailing Santiago de Compostela, the destination of pilgrims walking the journey on the Camino. Anno's books present detailed images and no words. And yet they draw the "reader " in. The details and the back stories add to the art and make these children's books into favorites for adults. As a pilgrim, I love this book, but as a human, I adore all Anno's beautiful images and the stories they tell. - Ginn
November 27, 2017
I found this book interesting because it is a wordless picture book that is full of illustrations of Spain. This journey through Spain is based on the author's own journey through Spain. Throughout the book, you can see the author portrayed as a figure in blue, usually riding on his horse.
July 1, 2019
This story is of drawn pictures of the author's view of Spain. Anno takes the reader through different enchanting cities and historical times of this beautiful country. The reader uses their imagination to tell the story of what they see through Anno's eyes and his Spain.
February 19, 2024
Beautiful illustrations, a look through cultural and historical, and architecture of Spain. Should read explanation at the end of the book before perusing the illustrations. I agree that a tiny bit of text would have been nice. Or an index relating towns/concepts with page numbers at the end.
July 13, 2017
My son enjoyed pointing things out and asking questions about these beautifully detailed illustrations.
June 8, 2018
extremely detailed illustrations of multiple Spanish cities; no words but fun to explore and observe
May 24, 2019
Wordless travelogue through Spain showed me how much I have to learn about such a beautifully diverse country. 🇪🇸
November 1, 2019
A book with almost no text. Beautiful images. It took me several runs before I realized the author included himself in each image. Fun.
October 13, 2022
A historical journey though Spain in pictures. Interesting detail. Don’t forget to read the explanation at the end of the book to fill in the places and events you may have missed.
November 29, 2016
Amazing pictures. No words. It really represent the history of Spain in early years.
February 26, 2017
Mitsumasa Anno is one of my favorite illustrators/authors now. The first book we borrowed from the library was Anno's Counting Book which was wonderful. This one explores Spain and is fascinating to look through. There are so many details to follow and it's fun to point to the different scenes and interactions on each page. I am looking forward to borrowing more of the author's books.
January 31, 2015
I love this book. Though there are no words, I believe this book would be great to snuggle up with a child and observe each page and inquire as to what the people are doing, what the buildings are, etc. Truly allowing the child to guide their discovery of Spain through the eyes of Mitsumasa Anno, children can go from the book to the internet to learn more about "corrida de toros" and the "Fiesta de la Merce" (see video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toNJg...). Students can compare and contrast daily life in Spain with daily life in their own town. Since there are no words, there is no age limit to the discovery for children.
May 18, 2009
Super cool, but not for an 18 month old child.
March 8, 2023
See Spain through the wonderful illustrations of Mitsumasa Anno.
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September 25, 2013
Beautiful scenery, beautiful and artistic, I like following Anno on his horse on these journey's.
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