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The Other Way to Listen
A girl knew an old man who had a special way of listening. He could walk by a cornfield and actually hear the corn singing, and once, he even heard wildflower seeds bursting open, beginning to grow underground. The girl asked the man to teach her to listen, but he said she had to learn how from the hills, ants, lizards, and weeds. For a long time, she tried without success...more
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
December 1st 1997
by Aladdin
(first published December 1st 1978)
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(First published on my blog October 2011: http://loreeburns.wordpress.com/2011/...)
These days, my life is boxes and newspapers and packing up to move. I’m slow at this task, especially now that I am smack in the middle of boxing up my library. I’ve got a few (too many) books, and being both anal and geeky, have always wanted to catalog them. This seems the perfect opportunity. So, before I box them, I’ve been adding each and every title to my LibraryThing page.
The other thing that slows me some...more
These days, my life is boxes and newspapers and packing up to move. I’m slow at this task, especially now that I am smack in the middle of boxing up my library. I’ve got a few (too many) books, and being both anal and geeky, have always wanted to catalog them. This seems the perfect opportunity. So, before I box them, I’ve been adding each and every title to my LibraryThing page.
The other thing that slows me some...more
A friend in our writer's group, who is a retired teacher, brought this book last week, and three others. The words are music, the drawings inspired. Put together by the publisher in an inspired association, the author, a southwest naturalist, writes of the connection between people and the land. The illustrator shows us how that looks. Beautiful.
Can you hear corn singing, lizards thinking, or flowers blooming? If you would like to learn, Byrd Baylor can help show you how in "The Other Way to Listen."
Once you really learn how to listen (and it can take a bit of time, things like this can not be rushed) your experience in nature will never be the same again.
Once you really learn how to listen (and it can take a bit of time, things like this can not be rushed) your experience in nature will never be the same again.
Sep 18, 2011
Eitan Abir
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Parents with young kids/Everyone
Shelves:
have-read
This is by far my favorite children book. My mother read it to me at an early age and it has really made an impression on me. A MUST read! Anyone considering reading it, regardless of age, should pick up a copy and read through it - only then can you experience the magic it has to offer :)
Another work of splendor for Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnall. I anticipate reading this book with students and having them learn to quiet themselves and listen to see if they can hear the words of a tree or blade of grant or handful of dirt. If only...if only.
I love anything by Byrd Baylor. Inspiring.... powerful.....peaceful. This book is a gentle reminder of how we need to be still and listen and appreciate the beauty of nature. A young boy also listens to the wisdom of an older man.
I love reading this book to children in the woods and then sitting quietly to listen. Once a third grader told me he heard the clouds move. It was the most natural thing in the world.
this is a magical book - truly speaks to a lover of the desert... illustrations are just as magical as the story.
"He always asked himself hard questions that take awhile to answer."
Not just a book for children, The Other Way to Listen ties in really well with the Oprah/Eckhart Tolle A New Earth discussion. It is really about the art of being still and being one with the earth. Beautiful poetry, powerful images of the southwest. Another wonderful book by Byrd Baylor!
an interesting resource for teaching art
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Byrd Baylor has always lived in the Southwest, mainly in Southern Arizona near the Mexican border. She is at home with the southwestern desert cliffs and mesas, rocks and open skies. She is comforted by desert storms. The Tohono O’odham people, previously known as the Papagos, are her neighbors and close friends. She has focused many of her writings on the region’s landscape, peoples, and values....more
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