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Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown (1999, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060207205
ISBN-139780060207205
eBay Product ID (ePID)21363
Product Key Features
Book TitleImportant Book
Number of Pages24 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
Topicconcepts / Words, Nature & The Natural World / General (See Also Headings under Animals), General
IllustratorYes, Weisgard, Leonard
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorMargaret Wise Brown
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight9.3 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width7.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN49-009133
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromPreschool
Grade ToThird Grade
SynopsisThe important thing about The Important Book - is that you let your child tell you what is important about the sun and the moon and the wind and the rain and a bug and a bee and a chair and a table and a pencil and a bear and a rainbow and a cat (if he wants to). For the important thing about The Important Book is that the book goes on long after it is closed.What is most important about many familiar things - like rain and wind, apples and daisies - is suggested in rhythmic words and vivid pictures. 'A perfect book . . . the text establishes a word game which tiny children will accept with glee.' - K., Margaret Wise Brown, the New York Times bestselling author of the perennial classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny , asks children to think deeply about the importance of everyday objects, from apples to spoons. With lyrical words and vivid illustrations by Caldecott winner Leonard Weisgard, The Important Book shows children just how important everyday objects can be. What is the most important thing about a spoon? The fact that you can eat with it? What about an apple? Or a shoe? This book helps curious preschoolers notice important details about their everyday surroundings, like daisies are white, rain is wet, and a spoon is used for eating. For the important thing about The Important Book is that the book resonates long after it's closed. What's most important about many familiar things--like rain and wind, apples and daisies--is suggested in rhythmic words and vivid pictures. "A perfect book. The text establishes a word game which tiny children will accept with glee," said Kirkus . Chosen as a "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" by the American National Education Association. "Rekindles the sense of wonder we were born with. True poetry about perceiving the world around us." -- Mark Frauenfelder , BoingBoing magazine, "Rekindles the sense of wonder we were born with. True poetry about perceiving the world around us."* Margaret Wise Brown, the New York Times bestselling author of the perennial classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny , asks children to think deeply about the importance of everyday objects, from apples to spoons. With lyrical words and vivid illustrations by Caldecott winner Leonard Weisgard, The Important Book shows children just how important everyday objects can be. What is the most important thing about a spoon? The fact that you can eat with it? What about an apple? Or a shoe? This book helps curious preschoolers notice important details about their everyday surroundings, like daisies are white, rain is wet, and a spoon is used for eating. For the important thing about The Important Book is that the book resonates long after it's closed. What's most important about many familiar things--like rain and wind, apples and daisies--is suggested in rhythmic words and vivid pictures. "A perfect book. The text establishes a word game which tiny children will accept with glee," said Kirkus . Chosen as a "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" by the American National Education Association. (* Mark Frauenfelder , BoingBoing magazine), Margaret Wise Brown, the New York Times bestselling author of the perennial classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny, asks children to think deeply about the importance of everyday objects, from apples to spoons. With lyrical words and vivid illustrations by Caldecott winner Leonard Weisgard, The Important Book shows children just how important everyday objects can be. What is the most important thing about a spoon The fact that you can eat with it What about an apple Or a shoe This book helps curious preschoolers notice important details about their everyday surroundings, like daisies are white, rain is wet, and a spoon is used for eating. For the important thing about The Important Book is that the book resonates long after it's closed. What's most important about many familiar things--like rain and wind, apples and daisies--is suggested in rhythmic words and vivid pictures. "A perfect book. The text establishes a word game which tiny children will accept with glee," said Kirkus. Chosen as a "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" by the American National Education Association. "Rekindles the sense of wonder we were born with. True poetry about perceiving the world around us."-- Mark Frauenfelder, BoingBoing magazine
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