EVERYTHING GROWS (Raffi Songs to Read) - Softcover

Raffi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0517880989 ISBN 13: 9780517880982

Publisher: Dragonfly Books, 1993

Synopsis

The prolific and popular children's entertainer joins photos with "singable" text in celebration of the many ways in which living things grow

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreS- Gr 2-- This book uses full-color photos to illustrate the lyrics of one of Raffi's loveliest songs: ``A blade of grass, fingers and toes,/ Hair on my head,/ A red, red, rose./ Everything grows, anyone knows . . .'' Unfortunately, the photos have a contrived look; that they show child-oriented objects (puppies, corn on the cob, dandelion fluff) and faces from several races compensates only a little. Like the song's lyrics, they are simple, direct, and warm; but they are shallow and belie the deeper meaning of the words. Lyrics and the song's melody line (transcribed with three sharps--very difficult for beginning musicians to play), with simple guitar chords, appear on the final page. This effort does not stand on its own as a picture book, nor does it do justice to the song it represents. --Liza Bliss, Worcester Public Library, MA

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About this edition

• Publisher: Dragonfly Books
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0517880989
• ISBN 13: 9780517880982
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32