| The Way to Start a Day Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Baylor, Byrd (Author), Parnall, Peter (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689710542 ISBN-13: 9780689710544 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1986 Annotation: Describes how people all over the world celebrate the sunrise. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - General |
| Dewey: 202.12 |
| LCCN: 85028802 |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 6.9" W x 9.02" (0.22 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 29239 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beautiful paintings highlight the ways various peoples from around the world welcome the sun and the start of a new day in this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book. Some people say there is a new sun every day, and that it begins its life at dawn and lives for one day only. They say you have to welcome it. From cavemen, to the Aztecs, to the ancient Egyptians, Baylor Bird describes the ways that people throughout history and the world celebrated the dawn. By the end you may be inspired to create your own song for the sunrise. |
Contributor Bio(s): Baylor, Byrd: - Byrd Baylor lives and writes in Arizona, presenting images of the Southwest and an intense connection between the land and the people. Her prose illustrates vividly the value of simplicity, the natural world, and the balance of life within it. |