All the Way to Morning - Hardcover

Harshman, Marc

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761450424 ISBN 13: 9780761450429

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, 1999

Synopsis

As sleep approaches, children across the world listen to the noises of the night, imagining what other kids hear as they lie in their beds, in a journey around the world that captures the wonderful diversity of children everywhere.

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PreSchool-Grade 1-A look at what children all over the world might hear at night. Framed by a son's bedtime question to his father, the simple text presents round-faced, large-eyed children from Kampuchea, Israel, Japan, Scotland, and nine other countries who hear, for instance, "...the jackal/yip, yip, yipping/out among the thorn trees/searching for food" (Kenya). Double-page, acrylic paintings resemble tinted woodcuts and each child's face is framed against a background depicting the source of the sound: grandpa's violin, waves, a foghorn, or Abuela's rocking chair. Solid reinforcement for the idea that children are similar even in their differences, this book is also useful as a goodnight lap read as it will reassure preschoolers who are nervous about night noises.
Susan Hepler, Burgundy Farm Country Day School, Alexandria, VA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Here's a thoughtful and intelligent introduction to some of the many cultures around the world. On an overnight camping trip a boy's father tells him what children in countries around the world hear as they go to sleep at night. Israel, Japan, and Kenya are mentioned, but the book also shows children in less expected places such as western Samoa and Kampuchea. On the right side of each page, children will see a colorful portrait of a child, with an ethnically appropriate name, who is listening to a special sound. Habib, for example, who is from Egypt, hears the sifting of the sand; Fiona, from Scotland, hears the waves in the loch. A very small map with a black dot showing the general location of the featured country is also provided. The illustrations, filled with details, have the feeling of stained glass windows, with rich, dark colors appropriate for nighttime. Because the book features only one child per country, some of the depictions may seem stereotypical, but this is still an attractive book that will give children plenty to look at and to ask questions about. Marta Segal

Edition details

• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761450424
• ISBN 13: 9780761450429
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Davalos Felipe
• Number of pages: 32