| The Important Book Contributor(s): Brown, Margaret Wise (Author), Weisgard, Leonard (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060207205 ISBN-13: 9780060207205 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: The 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). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Senses & Sensation - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Words |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 49009133 |
| Lexile Measure: 460 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 7.7" W x 10.41" (0.68 lbs) 24 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Classics - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 106350 Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Margaret Wise: - Margaret Wise Brown, cherished for her unique ability to convey a child's experience and perspective of the world, transformed the landscape of children's literature with such beloved classics as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Other perennial favorites by Ms. Brown include My World; Christmas in the Barn; The Dead Bird; North, South, East, West; and Good Day, Good Night. |