My Book.

       I am trying to find out what to do with my book and stil lam yet to narrow it down so I dont have any updates on the work on it. but so far here are my findings on the reading of the book.

Take the book (or object you end up using) for your altered book and open it to page 6. Close your eyes and put your finger on the page somewhere.

·  What did you find?   I found the word Temperate.

·  If your finger landed on a paragraph, how many times does the letter P show up in that paragraph? 19 Times

·  If it landed on a picture, how many straight lines are in the picture?

·  If it landed on white space, what is the white space surrounding?

·  Can you imagine the white space as a sea and the other parts (words, pictures, etc.) as islands floating in white water or space?

Using your other senses, explain what the paper feels like.

·  Is it slick or rough? Slick    

·  What does the cover feel like? Rough

·  Can you feel the ink of the words if you close your eyes? very lightly

·  Do different colors feel different with your eyes closed?

·  What else can you discover about the paper? It is aged and yellowed

·  What about the cover? It has a texture of fabric and it has embossed lettering.

Without destroying the book, until it is time to alter it for the experiment, see if you can figure out how the book was constructed.

·  Is it stitched? Yes

·  Is it glued? Yes

·  Is there any cloth on this book or is it all paper? The cover is cloth like

·  Is it a hardback or paperback? Hardback

·  Does it have signatures? (Hint: you may need to look up what signatures are in the context of making books…) It has many

·  If it has signatures, how many pages are in each and how many signatures are there in the whole book? It is too worn to tell.

·  If it does not, look at the glue on the ends of the spine and discribe what you see.

Flip through the pages and look at the end papers.

·  Is there any writing in the book, other than the printing? It looks like someone underlined a lot in it.

·  If so, what does it say?

·  Why is it there?

·  Who wrote it?

·  If you do not know, then imagine who might have written it.

·  If there is no writing in the book then how does it make you feel to know you are the first person (possibly) to think about it? 

Examine the book more.

·  Are there any stains on the book? It has a few older stains

·  Are there any fingerprints? no

·  What do they look like?

·  How might they have happened?

Look at the pages of the book.

·  What is the color of the pages? I bet they are not really white. They are a cream and the edges yellowed.

·  How would you describe the color? Is it warm or cold? Bright or dull, etc. dull warm

·  What other visual things can you explore with the book? It holds maps I can explore!

Think about the history of this book.

·  Can you see any other evidence that someone else has handled this book? Much use was taken from this book

·  What are the edges of the pages like? Describe them. The edges are wavy and dull. They almost feel ike a birds feather.

·  Can you imagine what someone else might have been thinking as they read this book? The earth and dirt.

·  Do you think anyone else has used this book like you are right now instead of reading it? Only the book knows

Flip through the pages quickly.

·  Can you hear the sound? If so, describe it. It sounds like a bird is flying away from you.

·  If not, what is your experience like?

·  Can you feel the breeze? yes

·  Can you move something with the wind generated from the book? My hair.

·  Could you use this book to win a game you created using the book's wind power? I’m sure I could.

Drop the book on the floor.

·  What did you experience? A soft thud and the sound of pages wrinkling.

·  Did you sense the vibrations the book made? Yes

·  Did you feel it in your feet? Yes

·  Take your shoes off. Now drop the book. Was there any difference?

Hold the book between your hands with one hand on each cover and the book closed. Close your eyes.

·  Is the book cold? Hold it like that for at least one minute. Yes

·  Now feel the cover. Can you feel the temperature change from where your hands were to where they were not? The is a difference.

·  Have you ever been aware of this before when you were holding a book to read it? Yes, while reading harry potter a few years back.

·  If your heat transfers in this situation and you noticed it because I asked you to, why do you think you have never noticed it before?

·  If you have noticed the temperature of a book you were holding before, describe why you noticed it. I laid the book down in my knees in the chair and felt a difference.

Smell the book.

·  What does the smell make you think of? Goodwill. Or the ‘70’s

·  If you can't think of anything, describe the smells you can sense. (Interesting fact: Did you know that I have friends [many librarians, actually] who choose their books partly based on how they smell? Honestly.) I smell must and earth.

I do not recommend tasting the book for health and safety issues… :-)

Now, finally, read the first page. If it is just pictures, read the story of the pictures.

·  What is the title of this book? Elementary Commercial Geography

·  Based on the first page, explain why you think the book was titled that.it talks about how earth makes everything and trading among farmers. I think it is just a basic guide to farming and land.