No One But You
by:
P.J. Lynch (author)
Douglas Wood (author)
The creators of Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth return with a look at how each person’s experiences in the world are gloriously unique.Feel the rain kiss your skin or the wind ruffle your hair. Hear the hum of a bumblebee; watch a water strider march across a pond; taste a red, ripe strawberry;...
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The creators of Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth return with a look at how each person’s experiences in the world are gloriously unique.Feel the rain kiss your skin or the wind ruffle your hair. Hear the hum of a bumblebee; watch a water strider march across a pond; taste a red, ripe strawberry; whistle with a blade of grass. From Christopher Medal-winning author Douglas Wood and celebrated illustrator P.J. Lynch comes a moving look at the experiences that belong only to us, marking a place on Earth that is ours alone. After all, who but you can remember your own memories? Wonderfully evocative of nature’s sensory treasures, here is a perfect gift to share with a child - or to inspire loved ones of any age as they set out to create their special place in the world.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780763638481 (076363848X)
Publish date: May 10th 2011
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
by Douglas Wood, illustrated by PJ Lynch Lynch's illustrations are beautiful, but I wish the book were more diverse. There are several white boys and girls and several black boys and girls. There are a few characters who can be read as racially ambiguous, but I was reading this book as myself (the...
Spectacular illustrations from P.J. Lynch of almost life-size children and nature fill these pages with the proper wonder that the text deserves. An ode to awakening awareness within ourselves to the marvels of our senses, and our perceptions to the world around us. An invitation to find one's "own ...
Amazing illustrations. I loved how realistically the children are illustrated.
An appealing invitation to experience and appreciate nature through all the senses.