All the world is here.
It is there.
It is everywhere.
All the world is right where you are.
Now.
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May 14, 2010
Abigail
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With simple, rhyming text, that flows well, and keeps the reader's attention; and delightful pencil and watercolor illustrations that perfectly capture the fun of a day at the beach, or the warmth of a family evening around the piano - one can almost taste the salty sea air, hear the music filling the room - Liz Garton Scanlon and Marla Frazee's All the World would make a wonderful storybook for reading aloud!
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Sep 22, 2010
Jeanette
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Beautiful, gorgeous illustrations. My kids just love this book because of the pictures, especially my 2 year old. There is one 2 page spread towards the end that shows the entire community at night and my kids love to point out all the places the people had been to during the day. And no matter how many times we read this my daughter always gasps and cries out "Oh no! They forgot the ball!" when she see the beach ball left at the little pond in one of the pictures.
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Aug 20, 2010
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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No wonder this was a Caldecott honor book! The poem by Scanlon is beautiful--I wish they had printed the whole poem on one page at the end.
Frazee's pictures, done in colored pencil, are soft and lovely, describing a day on the seashore for several groups of people. In many of the scences, Frazee cleverly draws, way off in the distance, the next place that will be visited close-up in the succeeding pages. My favorite picture of all is that gorgeous 2-page spread, done in purple, gray, bl More...
Frazee's pictures, done in colored pencil, are soft and lovely, describing a day on the seashore for several groups of people. In many of the scences, Frazee cleverly draws, way off in the distance, the next place that will be visited close-up in the succeeding pages. My favorite picture of all is that gorgeous 2-page spread, done in purple, gray, bl More...
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Feb 12, 2010
Lisa
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The illustrations are beautiful, big and beautiful. The rhyme that makes up the story is excellent and the story expresses lovely sentiments about the world and about loved ones. The story of a (not perfect but wonderful) day with family, and maybe friends too, is told fully but with very few words. Made me a bit melancholy: those extended families look like fun! But, overall, it’s a very uplifting book. I could recommend this for children ages 2-8; it has wide appeal. Gorgeous and gift worthy.
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Feb 09, 2012
Samantha
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All the World, by Liz Garton Scanlon, is a rhyming book that explains the world around you. It says that the world is every item, animal, feeling, emotion, and person. At the end of the book it says "all the world is all of us."
All the World is the most beautiful children's book that I have read. Not only are the illustrations beautiful, so are the words. This book explains that the world is made up of everything in it; inluding: rocks, pebbles, bees, crickets, tables, spoo More...
All the World is the most beautiful children's book that I have read. Not only are the illustrations beautiful, so are the words. This book explains that the world is made up of everything in it; inluding: rocks, pebbles, bees, crickets, tables, spoo More...
Nov 06, 2011
Angelina
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1. Picture book- other
2. In this book, we follow a boy and a girl as they go about their day, observing the happenings of the world around them.
3. A. Illustration
B. Marla Frazee uses black Prismacolor pencil and watercolors on Strathmore 2-ply hotpress paper to illustrate this picture book. The use of warm colors with the pop of bright colors, alongside the flawless use of lines helps to guide the reader throughout all the illustrations. This book is strong in diversity, allo More...
2. In this book, we follow a boy and a girl as they go about their day, observing the happenings of the world around them.
3. A. Illustration
B. Marla Frazee uses black Prismacolor pencil and watercolors on Strathmore 2-ply hotpress paper to illustrate this picture book. The use of warm colors with the pop of bright colors, alongside the flawless use of lines helps to guide the reader throughout all the illustrations. This book is strong in diversity, allo More...
Oct 02, 2011
Leah
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2 October 2011
Poetry Book
Title: “All the World”
By: Liz Garton Scanlon
This poem story book “All the World” takes you through a day of a family’s adventure through the world. The poem starts you off on the beach “A moat to dig, a shell to keep, All the world is wide and deep.” As the family leaves the beach they go through the farm lands, “All the world’s a garden bed.” The poem talks about the world More...
Professor Holland
EDTR 115 EMA
2 October 2011
Poetry Book
Title: “All the World”
By: Liz Garton Scanlon
This poem story book “All the World” takes you through a day of a family’s adventure through the world. The poem starts you off on the beach “A moat to dig, a shell to keep, All the world is wide and deep.” As the family leaves the beach they go through the farm lands, “All the world’s a garden bed.” The poem talks about the world More...
Sep 26, 2011
Amy
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1. Picture book with Controlled vocabulary
2. In the story All the World the reader is brought into a insight of all the elements that make up the world. The reader is shown many elements besides ones that are found within nature.
3. a: The story captures the beauty of the world within the pictures. It represents a wide variety of people and communities to let everyone feel represented. It has a subtle way of rhyme found within the text. It also shows the readers different words f More...
2. In the story All the World the reader is brought into a insight of all the elements that make up the world. The reader is shown many elements besides ones that are found within nature.
3. a: The story captures the beauty of the world within the pictures. It represents a wide variety of people and communities to let everyone feel represented. It has a subtle way of rhyme found within the text. It also shows the readers different words f More...
Apr 26, 2011
Luann
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I remember once when I was little having a discussion with a friend about whether "all the world" was bigger than "the whole wide world." I don't remember which one we finally decided was bigger, but I thought of that conversation as I read this great picture book by Liz Garton Scanlon. What does "all the world" mean? The concept may seem ultra-simple, but it is the type of thing some kids wonder about. I love the conclusion reached, that "All the world is ev
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Sep 23, 2009
Kelly
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Here's what I know. There is no such thing as perfect. Really. But this picture book by my friend Liz Garton Scanlon and Marla Frazee comes close. Liz has written a marvelous poem, but one that's hard to picture. Marla has drawn a lovely narrative, but one that doesn't make complete sense on its own. Together, those slightly imperfect pieces make a perfect whole (or as nearly as is humanly possible to create).
As I said in my mention last week, All the World is a work of epic beauty i More...
As I said in my mention last week, All the World is a work of epic beauty i More...
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Apr 14, 2010
Alice
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Themes: family life, community, place, our beautiful, natural world
What a beautiful treasure of a book! I loved the rocking rhythm of Scanlon’s verse and Frazee’s illustrations appealed to the child in me who still loves Virginia Burton’s The Little House.
Frazee’s illustrations are alluring and winsome. She is deftly inclusive in her depiction of the human race and daily life within a community of people attuned to the natural world, the world as community, and sustain More...
What a beautiful treasure of a book! I loved the rocking rhythm of Scanlon’s verse and Frazee’s illustrations appealed to the child in me who still loves Virginia Burton’s The Little House.
Frazee’s illustrations are alluring and winsome. She is deftly inclusive in her depiction of the human race and daily life within a community of people attuned to the natural world, the world as community, and sustain More...
Nov 19, 2009
your neighborhood librarian
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One of the things I have always thought was odd about hard-line Waldorf School philosophy - and before you email me, let it be known that I have one marvelous little cousin and one fantastic grown-up niece who are Waldorf products, and I have no problem at all giving the Waldorfers some of the credit for how beautifully they have turned out so far - but as I said, one of the odder dicta of Waldorf founder Rudolf Steiner, and he had a LOT of dicta, guy was just Mr. Ruley Rulemonger, and some scho
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Dec 29, 2010
Jamie
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This story features a multicultural family as they experience many of the different things that the world has to offer. The family travels to the beach, a garden, restaurants, farmers markets, and finally has a large family gathering.
The words flow through the pages, with a lyrical quality, and a literal flowing placement curving across the pages. The Caldecott Honor medalist, Marla Frazee, has beautifully illustrated this book using colored pencil and watercolor.
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The words flow through the pages, with a lyrical quality, and a literal flowing placement curving across the pages. The Caldecott Honor medalist, Marla Frazee, has beautifully illustrated this book using colored pencil and watercolor.
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Apr 06, 2010
Mallori
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Summary: This story is a wonderful, heartwarming story of the world and how the people interact with it. From the beach to a garden to a rural area to a city, people are always interacting with the world in so many ways. Through the rain and sunshine, there is always something beautiful in this world.
Reading Level: Ages 3-7
Genre: Picture Book
Uses: Guided Reading, Independent Reading, Read-Aloud, Shared Reading
Social Issues: Children will learn tha More...
Reading Level: Ages 3-7
Genre: Picture Book
Uses: Guided Reading, Independent Reading, Read-Aloud, Shared Reading
Social Issues: Children will learn tha More...
Oct 17, 2011
Davina
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1) Picture Book-Other
2) A family spends time together all day while enjoying the earth and all it has to offer, from the ocean in the day, to the night sky.
3a) Family centered; Incorporated Spanish text
3b) This is a great book for families to read together. It shows how much a family can do together and how important family is. The incorporation of Spanish was a great idea because some children have English as a second language, and this book will be a good way to h More...
2) A family spends time together all day while enjoying the earth and all it has to offer, from the ocean in the day, to the night sky.
3a) Family centered; Incorporated Spanish text
3b) This is a great book for families to read together. It shows how much a family can do together and how important family is. The incorporation of Spanish was a great idea because some children have English as a second language, and this book will be a good way to h More...
Mar 03, 2010
Leslie
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Massive disappointment! We LOVE Seven Silly Eaters and have purchased many a copy for gifts. When amazon sent me a notice that Frazee had illustrated another book, I peeked at the pages on line and bought it as a Christmas gift for one of our children. I wrapped without looking at it (dont want to spoil the pleasure opening a new book for the very first time!) and when I sat down to read it to her, I was super mad at myself and the illustrator! UGH! This illustrator is clearly pro homosexua
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Sep 15, 2011
Marybeth
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This book is so charming, I found it hard to imagine why one review gave it one star, so I read it (the review). Most of the complaint was about the pro-homosexual slant to the images (I assume, as the text is not so much a story). It took me going back over the book carefully to spot the two women on the tandem bicycle (they appear on several pages & they might also be the beekeepers at the beginning), but even up to & including the final image when they are together on a porch swing they cou
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Sep 07, 2011
Sarah-Rae
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I adored this book. I felt like if a child reads this he or she will know that regardless of their size they have a place in this world. The illustrations really brought this book to life and I am just a sucker for water colors. But the rhyme and the flow of the story is very attention grabbing, I read the book over at least three times. All the World also hit home to me because of the setting. I truly enjoyed the fact that it was placed at the beach and the part where the community gathers arou
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Aug 01, 2010
Erin
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I really love the whimsy of the illustrations. Each picture had lovely little touches in the details. Additionally, the colour scheme was nice and did not feel trite or overdone, instead favouring sort of a soft sunset palate. I really appreciated the diversity portrayed in the ethnicity and types of families portrayed but thought that some of the skin tones should probably been a little darker and some of the features less recognizably "white." The text was nice- rhyming and lightl
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May 10, 2011
Lisa
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I was excited to find this beautiful, hard backed picture book at a discount "junk" store for only 3.99. I heard the poem awhile ago and found it to be beautiful. My son and I enjoy the beautiful pictures in the book. The book isn't too long and it gets the point across of unity, togetherness and how we are so much alike despite our differences. This would be a good book to read during circle time because it is short and concise and the pictures are large enough for all the children
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Aug 02, 2010
Erin
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I really love the whimsy of the illustrations. Each picture had lovely little touches in the details. Additionally, the colour scheme was nice and did not feel trite or overdone, instead favouring sort of a soft sunset palate. I really appreciated the diversity portrayed in the ethnicity and types of families portrayed but thought that some of the skin tones should probably been a little darker and some of the features less recognizably "white." The text was nice- rhyming and lightl
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May 03, 2010
Lisa
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I first discovered this book at a mock Caldecott event at our local library. I was immediately drawn to the illustrations, something just resonated with me, something I can't really explain. It was on the top of my list for the mock. Of course, nothing quite compared with The Lion & the Mouse this year, but I was thrilled when this was honored by the Caldecott Committee with a silver medal.
I also love the lyrical text and the message of how much is encompassed in our beautiful More...
I also love the lyrical text and the message of how much is encompassed in our beautiful More...
Oct 12, 2009
Kristi (Books and Needlepoint)
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This is a children's book which says ages 9-12, but my 4 year old liked it's simplicity and rhymes - not to mention the beautiful and detailed illustrations that grace every page. (I just found another site which places this in the 3-7 age group which I feel is more appropriate.)
It follows a family from morning until night with various places, activities, weather - all the while reaffirming that everything that happens is part of our world - yet at the same time, a part of the bigger More...
It follows a family from morning until night with various places, activities, weather - all the while reaffirming that everything that happens is part of our world - yet at the same time, a part of the bigger More...
Mar 01, 2010
Dolly
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Simple, rhyming narrative and softly textured watercolor and pencil illustrations blend together nicely. It has simple words that are good for beginning readers and a philosophical bent that is soothing and peaceful. I like the multicultural family and and the scene of the whole family together, singing and playing music. The landscapes are beautiful and I especially liked the picture of the mom breastfeeding while reading/working. Our girls liked this, too. Our oldest read it aloud to us.
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Dec 05, 2009
The Library Lady
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This COULD have set off my ever present saccharine meter, and yet it didn't. Frazee's art work here is reminiscent of classic picture book illustrators like Robert McCloskey and Virginia Lee Burton, and it melds perfectly with the gentle text. Together they make for a sweet book that will have appeal both to children and adults. This is the sort of book that won't be "hip" enough for the current crop of librarians who award the Caldecott. And that's a pity, because this is the sort of
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Feb 06, 2012
Amy
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This beautiful book explores the many ways we are connected to each other and world around us, “All the world is all of us.” The book features a culturally diverse cast of characters as they travel and interact with one another. The story does not feature a traditional beginning, middle, and end, although it is revealed that all the characters are part of one big, multi-generational, multi-cultural family.
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Nov 03, 2011
Erica
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A friend sent this book to me, and I'm so glad she did. I doubt I would have found it otherwise and it is possibly my favorite of all the wonderful books we've read to my daughter. The text is gentle, rhythmic, and beautiful. The illustrations are full of interesting details and represent a variety of different people and different family configurations. The combination of text and words creates a quietly stunning vision of community and family and connection.
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Jan 30, 2010
Heidi
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2010 Caldecott Honor Book
Ages 2-8
Usually I think Frazee’s illustrations of people are somewhere in between Precious Moments and Little Orphan Annie, but in this lovely and poetic book, they have a hippie edge to them. Vignettes of children and adults digging in the sand, exploring, eating, and sitting by a fire alternate with double-wide, day-to-night, sun-to storm, beautiful and sweeping panoramas. Scanton’s poem and Frazee’s illustrations pair perfectly to create the impression o More...
Ages 2-8
Usually I think Frazee’s illustrations of people are somewhere in between Precious Moments and Little Orphan Annie, but in this lovely and poetic book, they have a hippie edge to them. Vignettes of children and adults digging in the sand, exploring, eating, and sitting by a fire alternate with double-wide, day-to-night, sun-to storm, beautiful and sweeping panoramas. Scanton’s poem and Frazee’s illustrations pair perfectly to create the impression o More...
Jan 26, 2010
Cassie
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After my first reading of "All the World" I as completely wrapped up in the beautiful simplicity of the picture book. The lyrical lines lulled me into a sense of calm and well being while the images exuded life from each fluid stroke.
Though the deeper meaning may be lost on the very young, the toddler and preschool set will love the rhythmical language as much as the detailed images which alone, can tell a story.
This book is a pocket that joy can fit in. Rea More...
Though the deeper meaning may be lost on the very young, the toddler and preschool set will love the rhythmical language as much as the detailed images which alone, can tell a story.
This book is a pocket that joy can fit in. Rea More...
Dec 27, 2011
Amber
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Genre: Picture Book- Other
Summary: In a lullaby-like rhythm and rhyme, a family’s activities are explained from the morning until the night of one day. The book is comforting in that it paints each encounter as simple and beautiful.
Critique- Rhyme
The natural rhyme of this book makes it sound soothing like a children’s lullaby story. The overarching theme of the book is the interconnectedness of everything in the world, big and small. The rhyme and rhythm comfort the reader, which More...
Summary: In a lullaby-like rhythm and rhyme, a family’s activities are explained from the morning until the night of one day. The book is comforting in that it paints each encounter as simple and beautiful.
Critique- Rhyme
The natural rhyme of this book makes it sound soothing like a children’s lullaby story. The overarching theme of the book is the interconnectedness of everything in the world, big and small. The rhyme and rhythm comfort the reader, which More...
