Man Gave Names to All the Animals - Softcover

Bob Dylan

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9781454905158: Man Gave Names to All the Animals

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1454905158 ISBN 13: 9781454905158

Publisher: Sterling, 2012

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This title is suitable for children aged 3 to 8 years old. Whimsical and witty, "Man Gave Names to All the Animals" first appeared on Bob Dylan's album "Slow Train Coming" in 1979. Illustrator Jim Arnosky has now crafted a stunning picture book adaptation of Dylan's song that's a treat for both children and adults, with breathtaking images of more than 170 animals, plus a CD of Dylan's original recording. The revered musical legend rarely allows his songs to be illustrated and Arnosky has done the song proud with a parade of spectacular creatures ready to receive their names, until the surprise ending, when children get to name an animal themselves!

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Bob Dylan has written more than 600 songs. His 46 albums have sold more than 110 million copies around the world. He has won numerous awards including an Academy Award[registered], a Golden Globe[registered] and Grammys[registered] too numerous to mention. In 2008, Bob Dylan was awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his 'profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power'. His most recent album of original songs, Together Through Life, was released in 2009 and entered the number one slot in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

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PreSchool-Grade 2-Dylan's 1979 album, Slow Train Coming, included this title, and 20 years later, Menchin has taken the lyrics and added his own multimedia illustrations to create this picture book. Bold colors combine with powerful lines and visual imagery. For instance, the upper half of the head of an angry bull glares out at readers on a double-page spread colored in fire-engine red. Its horns curl up to encircle the text, which stands in straight lines that march across the two pages: "He saw an animal that liked to snort. Horns on his head and they weren't too short." What adds to the jarring effect of the bull is the sweet cow on the previous double-page spread, its head tilted into a somewhat perplexed look that seems to highlight its innocence. The baby-blue sky, sun-dappled grass, and row of bucolic-looking minihouses with curlicues of smoke rising from the chimneys add to the countryside feeling. The text is forced at times, and the lyrics don't always work as well visually as they do musically. Still, this book would be an effective way to showcase the many ways in which artists can create pictures using collage, paint, scissors, and, of course, their imaginations.
Lisa Gangemi Krapp, Rockville Centre Public Library, NY
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