How a Book Is Made (Reading Rainbow Books)

This book is very informational in describing how a book is made. It gets almost too technical for young readers. It talks about all of the equipment used even as tecnical as the four colors used and the printing plate process. I would try to plan a field trip so the children could have better

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understanding of the process. The author did not have a website.

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Lots of information! A little outdated (they were talking about floppy disks for crying out loud).

Every book has a story, but who are the people behind the story? From the author, to the publisher, even the color separator, this book describes every process that has to happen for a book to be made. There's a lot of steps for a book to finally be put on a shelf at a book store.

This book gives you step by step everything you need to know about making a book and who is involved with the process.

Usually I enjoy Aliki, but this was very sub-par for her. It was just very busy with crap all over the place.

Animated tale of how a book is made

Interesting children's book about how books are made. The illustrations are cartoonish, but colorful and fairly detailed.

I enjoyed this book, and it contained a great deal of information about how a book is published that was presented in a fun, engaging way. The book follows a story, from author, to illustrator, to editor, to publisher, to promotional director, all the way to salesman, with a few additional stops on

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the way. Even as an adult, I learned a little bit more about the publication process through reading this book, which is something I particularly enjoyed, especially given that nonfiction texts written for children are typically very simplistic in my experience. The central message of this book is about the importance of teamwork, and about how all of these members of the publication team had an essential part to do with putting the book into the reader's hand.

Reading Level: 2-6

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Genre: Informational Book. This book went into great detail on how a book is made. This would be valuable in a classroom so students can learn about the process in a fun and interesting way (cat cartoons).

Many people are involved in the process of making a book. The author, editor, publisher, designer, copyeditor, productions director, color separator, printer, publicity director, and salesperson are involved in making a book. First the author has to think about ideas, write the book, and their

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manuscript to the editor. If the editor likes the story, the author gest a contract. Once the author signs the contract, the author or artist makes dummies. Dummies are the illustrations of the book, and the designer might make some suggestions about the art. The copy editor checks grammar, and the publishing company prepares to print. The book is printed on one big sheet and the sheets are folded. A cover is made and a dust jacket is made. The editor offers the book in a sale conference, and the book is sold. The book describes in great detail the process of making a book. At times the book gets a little confusing, but the process of making a book is easy to understand.

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