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Abiyoyo: Abiyoyo [With CD]
Contributor(s): Seeger, Pete (Author), Hays, Michael (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0689846932     ISBN-13: 9780689846939
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE:   $17.99  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2001
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Annotation: Fifteen years since it was first published, Pete Seeger's timeless tale of magic, music, and a hungry giant is now available with a full-length audio CD that includes two different performances of the Abiyoyo story song--one recorded as a gentle lullaby in 1958, and the other a rousing concert version from 1980. Full-color illustrations.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - African
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2001089899
Lexile Measure: 470
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 8.09" W x 10.33" (0.94 lbs) 48 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 9751
Reading Level: 2.2   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
A young boy and his father save the town that ostracized them from a hungry giant in this picture book adaptation of a South African lullaby and folk story.

In a small town, one young boy loves walking around playing the ukulele, but the people get tired of the clink, clunk, clonk and beg him to stop while covering their ears The boy's father has a magic wand he uses to make things disappear, like a playing card or a glass of water--or a chair just as someone's about to sit.

The townspeople have had quite enough of the boy's noise and the father's tricks and drive them from the town. But then the giant called Abiyoyo comes to town and starts gobbling up everything in sight. If they work together, can the magician and his son make this very big problem disappear?


Contributor Bio(s): Seeger, Pete: - Pete Seeger is a national treasure, arguably the most influential figure in American folk music as well as an important advocate of social causes. He lives in Beacon, New York.Hays, Michael: - Michael Hays has illustrated several picture books, including the sequel to Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo Returns. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.