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He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
by
Kadir Nelson
What began as a spiritual has developed into one of America’s best-known songs, and now for the first time it appears as a picture book, masterfully created by award-winning artist Kadir Nelson.Through sublime landscapes and warm images of a boy and his family, Kadir has created a dazzling, intimate interpretation, one that rejoices in the connectedness of people and natur...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
September 8th 2005
by Dial
(first published August 8th 2005)
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Have I mentioned lately how much I love and adore Kadir Nelson? Oh, I have? In my review of All God's Critters. Well, it's something worth repeating. Again and again. Maybe my enthusiasm will encourage you to seek out his works for yourself, to share his works with your children or grandchildren. They're just beautiful books. So amazingly detailed, so magically right. Looking at his books make me feel--and in this instance, it makes me feel happy. I mean how could you look at this book--even jus...more
He's Got the Whole World in his Hands, written by Kadir Nelson, is an exceptional picture book that depicts the famous spiritual song in pictures. Through landscapes and pictures of a boy and his family, Kadir Nelson eloquently shows the connection between people and nature. I believe his depiction of a diverse family shows that spirituality has no boundaries. I really believe all of Nelson's illustrations really add to the reading experience for the reader. The pictures are so warm and inviting...more
Kadir Nelson beautifully illustrates the spiritual "He's Got the Whole World in his Hands". This book reminds me of one of my favorite activities as a child. In 3rd grade our music teacher had us listen to Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" and we were all given a lyric to illustrate. I got the line "They'll learn much more than I'll ever know" and drew a child bringing home an A paper to their mom. Then all of the parents and kids got together and the music teacher did a slide show of o...more
Nov 20, 2008
Art
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
the whole world
Shelves:
books-for-children
Kadir Nelson adds vivid colors and families of color to the ol' spiritual song, "He's got the Whole World in His Hands". Every page is singable, so much so that just by following the pictures in the book, my toddler daughter could sing every verse that is printed after just a couple of times of reading/singing it with her. The tune with a music sheet is on the last page of the book.
Brothers and sisters, sun and rain, rivers and mountains, oceans and seas, you and me, everybody here, everybody t...more
Brothers and sisters, sun and rain, rivers and mountains, oceans and seas, you and me, everybody here, everybody t...more
Dec 04, 2012
Ariana Thomas
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Reading Level –Primary K-2
Genre: Picture Book
Main Characters: young boy
Setting: the main character’s community
POV: narrator
Based on the popular song loved by all, “He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands” is brought to life by Kadir Nelson through the beautiful imagery of the illustrations and spiritual lyrics. Celebrating the joy of community and nature, this great picture book connects readers with the Earth as they follow the main character on a stroll through his neighborhood appreciating the...more
Genre: Picture Book
Main Characters: young boy
Setting: the main character’s community
POV: narrator
Based on the popular song loved by all, “He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands” is brought to life by Kadir Nelson through the beautiful imagery of the illustrations and spiritual lyrics. Celebrating the joy of community and nature, this great picture book connects readers with the Earth as they follow the main character on a stroll through his neighborhood appreciating the...more
I don't normally care for picture books based on a song. It never quite seems to work for me. But I will totally make an exception for Kadir Nelson's beautiful paintings for the spiritual, He's Got the Whole World in His Hands. The paintings are centered on a young African American boy living in San Francisco. And maybe that's why I like it -- the song is about one boy, one family, and faith. Instead of showing a bunch of people or places, we can see how this song shows one specific and wonderfu...more
Kadir Nelson does it again with this story that is grounded in the familiar gospel spiritual. Kadir shows us what we all see around us, ranging from far-flung galactic images to at-home depictions that include kids drawings pasted to the wall. HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD... is very strong on the connections within a family, showing affection and activities. The image of a boy enjoying a downpour is a gem.
1.This story is actually a song that is brought to like by Kadir Nelson.
2.Pictures are engaging.
3.This book connects family community and nature.
Learning activity
I think this will be a great opportunity to go outside allow each child to bring in a towel from home find a grassy area, and have a dicussion about our enviroment.Dicuss how children view might view their enviorment.
2.Pictures are engaging.
3.This book connects family community and nature.
Learning activity
I think this will be a great opportunity to go outside allow each child to bring in a towel from home find a grassy area, and have a dicussion about our enviroment.Dicuss how children view might view their enviorment.
Kindergarten-Grade 3
The illustrations in this book are beautiful. This book takes the well known spiritual song and sets it to beautifully illustrated pictures conveying the connection between people and the beauty of nature. This book is good for using for discussions around, people, family, our world, and recognizing the beauty in all things.
The illustrations in this book are beautiful. This book takes the well known spiritual song and sets it to beautifully illustrated pictures conveying the connection between people and the beauty of nature. This book is good for using for discussions around, people, family, our world, and recognizing the beauty in all things.
This is a picture book based on the spiritual He's got the Whole World in his Hands. The illustrations really tell the meaning of this spiritual. They show pictures of all different races holding hands and the meaning of us all being part of one big family. This is another great book where music can be incorporated into the classroom with young children.
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If I could give this 6 stars I would. The paintings are amazing, and the simple text (the lyrics to all 4 verses of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" makes me bawl like a baby. We love this book, and the message and the images of beautiful families. I highly recommend it.
Feb 13, 2013
Christina Davis
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
african-american,
educ-x461,
elementary,
folklore,
kindergarten,
love,
picture-book,
pre-k,
religious-spiritual,
scholastic,
own
You can sing or speak this book. I can see myself singing it to a class and them repeating after me. The main characters are a black family. The illustrations are brightly colored; lots of rainbows and sunshine. I like this book so much I bought it!
Your daughter may enjoy the beautifully illustrated picture book version of the classic song He's Got the Whole World in His Hands. The author, Kadir Nelson, is a much beloved children's book author and brings his song to life in a beautiful way.
Your daughter may enjoy the beautifully illustrated picture book version of the classic song He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands. The author, Kadir Nelson, is a much beloved children’s book author and brings this song to life in a beautiful way.
Kadir Nelson illustrates the popular spiritual song "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" and does so to perfection. Nelson's illustrations are always so stunning that they make me want to own some of his artwork to hang in my house.
Gorgeous bright illustrations accompany this traditional spiritual song. I would not use it in story time since it reveres to god but it could be adapted to say "we've got the whole world in our hands"
In all likely hood I wouldn't have given this book more than a glance had I not heard the author/illustrator speak. He has a terrific story about his drive to become an artist. He also expanded on the process he goes through when illustrating a book. I bought this one for my nephew. The story is nothing special but the pictures are beautiful! My favorite thing about the book is that one of the illustrations is of a young boy's bedroom. Hanging on the wall is a child's drawing. Nelson drew this t...more
Stunning illustrations illuminate the words of the spiritual.
A beautiful book.
Highest marks from both grandsons (3 and 5)
A beautiful book.
Highest marks from both grandsons (3 and 5)
Great illistrations. Good to teach about others around the world. God is watching over everyone and is in control.
Kadir Nelson is immensely talented, one of my favorite author/illustrators..highly recommend!
Take someone else's song, put pictures to it and get paid to be an author? No thanks.
I love Kadir Nelson. His art always looks like it's about to walk right off the page.
Beautiful illustrations accompany the lyrics of the traditional song.
Great illustrations. I just wish I could sing the song better.
Beautiful illustrations accompany the traditional song.
Stunning artwork and the lovely lyrics!
I love Kadir Nelson's illustrations!!!
This is a beautiful book.
Wonderful art illustrations--now I know why these books often cost $15-20. (They probably should be more for that reason, but then, who could afford them?). The beautful pictures with the familiar verses to the old spiritual made this perfect for a four year old with a medium attention span for book reading. Plus you get to sing. This is going on his list to Santa.
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