Abiyoyo
by:
Pete Seeger (author)
Michael Hays (author)
No one wants to hear the little boy play his ukelele anymore...Clink, clunk, clonk. And no one wants to watch his father make things disappear...Zoop! Zoop! Until the day the fearsome giant Abiyoyo suddenly appears in town, and all the townspeople run for their lives and the lives of their...
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No one wants to hear the little boy play his ukelele anymore...Clink, clunk, clonk. And no one wants to watch his father make things disappear...Zoop! Zoop! Until the day the fearsome giant Abiyoyo suddenly appears in town, and all the townspeople run for their lives and the lives of their children! Nothing can stop the terrible giant Abiyoyo, nothing, that is, except the enchanting sound of the ukelele and the mysterious power of the magic wand.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780689718106 (0689718101)
Publish date: January 1st 1994
Publisher: Aladdin
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
Genre: Folksong / Africa / Monsters Year Published: 1986 Year Read: 2010 Series: Abiyoyo #1 I actually first heard about this book when I watched an episode on “Reading Rainbow” that discussed the power of music. “Abiyoyo” is a South African lullaby and folk story by songwriter Pete Seeger a...
Yes, this is a wonderful book to teach storytelling. Yes, the writing flows well and keeps your interest. I'd even say the illustrations are pretty good. I still can't stand this book for one reason.It scared me to death as a child. I know intellectually that it is a good book but I am unable to sep...