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The Silver Moon: Lullabies and Cradle Songs
Author:
Prelutsky, Jack
Illustrator:
Ishida, Jui
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Class:
811.54
Age: 3-8
Language: English
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LC: PS3566.R
Grade: P-3
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ISBN-13: 9780062014689
LCCN: 2012038097
Imprint: Greenwillow Books
Publisher: William Morrow
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Pub Date: 09/24/2013
Availability: Out of Stock Indefinitely
List: $18.89
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Library Reinforced
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Physical Description:
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
H 10.5",
W 9",
D 0.25",
0.97 lbs.
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's Children and Teen Nonfiction Picks
Brodart's Fresh Reads for Kids TIPS Selections
Brodart's Insight Catalog: Children
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Awards:
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Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews
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Starred Reviews:
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Publishers Weekly
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TIPS Subjects:
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Bedtime Stories/Poems/Music
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BISAC Subjects: |
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry / Humorous
JUVENILE FICTION / Bedtime & Dreams
JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
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LC Subjects:
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Children's poetry
Children's poetry, American
Lullabies
Lullabies, English, United States
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SEARS Subjects: |
American poetry
Lullabies, United States
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| Annotations |
| Brodart Annotations | 07/01/2013 |
| The stars shine down to say goodnight, and those we love are by our side. Written with new babies in mind, these 20 cradle songs and lullabies help little ones drift off to sleep as they hear about stars, animals, and the loved ones who are close at hand. |
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| Publishers Weekly | 08/19/2013 |
| Ages 4-8. Soothing verses lead readers through dreamtime landscapes that range from snug woodland animal dens to tranquil celestial skies. Prelutsky integrates warm, whimsical imagery into each of the 20 entries ("The silver moon shines softly,/ The sun is not awake./ A beetle rows an acorn boat/ Across a silver lake"), while Ishida illustrates in smooth acrylic paintings with sweeping curves and rounded forms that give the scenes a sense of solidity and security. As animals slumber in a meadow, a human mother holds her baby close, her hair blending into the ripples of a pond: "Bears are asleep in the forest,/ Fish are asleep in the sea./ Birds are asleep on their branches above..../ My baby is sleeping by me." Fathers and grandparents narrate a few lullabies, but most can be read by any parent or guardian, making this a collection that families of all kinds can settle down with. (Oct.). 48p. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2013. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 08/15/2013 |
| A collection of rhymes for the very young falls smack in the middle of twee territory. Prelutsky's simple, consistent rhymes could prove pleasing to sleepy ears, but accompanying digital art by Ishida adds little to the collection. Many of the rhymes list various creatures or items, and the illustrations prove reiterative of the text, failing to build upon them to create something new. Granted, the redundancy between art and text could provoke something of an I Spy sort of game, prompting readers to point to those things named in the text, but page after page without an overriding sense of cohesion reads like a missed opportunity. Added to this flaw is the saccharine sensibility of the collection, populated by round, planar forms in soft colors that accompany rhyme after rhyme, each concluding with go-to-sleep messages. Backmatter includes sheet music for four of the lullaby rhymes, which is a nice added touch to a book that otherwise seems rather undistinguished. While a goodnight book needn't--shouldn't--be stimulating or exciting, the market is so saturated with such reading material that new titles need to add something special to rise above the rest: This doesn't. (Picture book. 0-3). 48pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2013. |
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