All the World (Classic Board Books)

by Liz Garton Scanlon

Other authorsMarla Frazee (Illustrator)
Board book, 2015

Status

Available

Publication

Little Simon (2015), Edition: Illustrated, 44 pages

Description

Pictures and rhyming text celebrate a family's day spent going to the beach, shopping at the market, eating at a restaurant and spending the evening with the rest of the extended family.

Media reviews

Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2010) Rock, stone, pebble, sand / Body, shoulder, arm, hand / A moat to dig, a shell to keep / All the world is wide and deep.” Liz Garton Scanlon marries small details to big ideas in the lyrical cadence of connections that comprise her picture
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book narrative. With great economy of language, Scanlon vividly catalogs a series of objects and activities familiar to young children and then graces each with an eloquent and comforting observation that embraces the wider world. Artist Marla Frazee transforms the poetic text into story with illustrations showing individuals in a small town over the course of a single day. Opening with pictures showing two children collecting rocks at the beach, the next few pages follow the pair and their parents as they play on the shore before driving off toward the nearby town. This family and others in their richly diverse community are shown going from beach, to market, to park, to cafe, to home, with paths that intersect, diverge, and come together again along the way. Frazee’s skilled technique conveys personalities and relationships in a manner that invites young readers to study the pages, following easily identifiable faces and family groups from place to place. This exemplary union of words and pictures begs for repeated readings and leisurely time spent inspecting the inclusive illustrations. CCBC Category: Picture Books for Babies,Toddlers, and Preschoolers. 2009, Beach Lane, 40 pages, $17.99. Ages 2-6.
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User reviews

LibraryThing member geoffman
All the World is an endearing children’s poetry book that accounts the daily interaction between a family and their closest friends in a scenic ocean town. Poetic verses grace each page of this book detailing the subtle simplicities in the interaction between the family’s children and the
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setting. Each scene of the book depicts a different time of day and different activity for the children. The imagery for each activity is presented on a white background to balance the vibrant and realistic illustrations with the subtlety of the verses. The book presents a cycle in which the verses of the narrative grow into simple unifying statements that harmonize the characters with setting through dynamic two page illustrations. I loved this book for its realistic imagery and the heartfelt messages in its pages.

Recently released in 2009, there are already rumblings of its potential to be a Caldecott Award winner.

All the World is written by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Caldecott Honor Medalist Marla Frazee.
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LibraryThing member marenh
5Q 4P

Beautiful illustrations build on the story, giving an inclusive view of the world.
LibraryThing member jaimefabey
This simply done book portrays the people living and interacting in a peaceful, common way. Places like the beach and farmers markets are portrayed. Both the illustrations and text of this book are very strong. The text is simple but has a great rhythm and really portrays connectedness of people
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and life. The illustrations are very beautiful and would definitely tell a child a story on their own.
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LibraryThing member anneklee
The illustrations and words in this book are beautifully written. The book is about a day with a family, who's day begins at a beach, then to a farmer's market, a heavy rain, and a dinner. The other characters in the story also connect with the main family, as they run into each other throughout
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the book.
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LibraryThing member Day4
This is a very cute book that teaches how an ordinary day is special in and of itself. It has delightful pictures that capture the reader's fascination.
LibraryThing member shomskie
Wonderfully drawn and backed by a strong message of family strength and unity, All the World should deffinately by a must-read for all parents with young children. The text is simple enough that an early reader should be able to flip their way through it fairly quickly, and truly the beautiful
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artwork will lead to many nominations and awards for this outstanding book.
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LibraryThing member kthomp25
Peaceful, pleasant, something good to read in summer when everyone is relaxed. Lots of ordinary scenes; beaches, storms, restaurants, produce stands. Plenty of conversation points. There are multiple families depicted in various places and doing various things. Readers can spend time looking for
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their favorite people.
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LibraryThing member jjuran
It had very easy to read words, and only a few to the page. The words of the story were also very repetitive, which helps to reinforce learning them. The pictures were bright and colorful.
LibraryThing member Jingjing
This is a good informational book. it gives you a variety of different things such as the things that are connected with nature and people of different cultures.
Genre: Informational
Media: Crayon
Age: Primary
LibraryThing member sharonstrickland
A beautiful book. The illustrations are lush with color and look to be somewhat three dimentional. It is a story of a family's exploration of the world right at their feet. It is about what goes on in their everyday ilfe and how rich the family experiences are.
LibraryThing member ChelseaRose
This book is amazing. It shows exceptionally well the magic and excitement of nature, relationships, and all that can happen in an otherwise calm and quiet day. I love the cultural diversity and various representations of people from all walks of life.
LibraryThing member bogreader
I enjoyed the language, illustrations, and warm community that this book presents. Even though some of the pleasures shown are very basic, for example, climbing a tree, several others are those only available to middle class, stable families. I will enjoy this book as it is and remember that every
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book has its reader.
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LibraryThing member alyson
This keeps growing on me. I have reread it a few times already.
LibraryThing member mahallett
liked the pictures. so, so on the story.
LibraryThing member MarthaL
A poetic presentation of "all the world". Beautiful illustrations. A nice book to share with a young child or read aloud to pre-school. In either case a rich literary experience.
LibraryThing member edenturk
This book would be an excellent choice to use in a lesson teaching children their part in taking care of the world.
LibraryThing member JodiEasley
This book is written in a poetic form. It is a great story that connects "All the World" as being different and the same. This is a great story for a read aloud, and the illustrations are great. I would add this book to my collection ASAP!
LibraryThing member cshupp
I liked the book. It had a good message and the art was amazing. I like the little details that the illustrator managed to sneak in like the VW van in the background.
LibraryThing member szierdt
Great book for teaching the concept of community and how we are all connected. Would be a useful book to discuss how children view themsevles in the world, in families and communities etc. Illustrations effectively explore how we live in it.
LibraryThing member Hartleyca
Brand new, (not yet available - but I have a copy), Simple, colorful drawings and words about appreciating family and nature.
LibraryThing member lcisabell
All the World is a book about the world and all of us in it. To family, farming, bees, veggies,and trees. To young children climbing trees and their grandfather sitting down playing with a dog. It has wonderful illustrations about family and the world around us.Can be used by Pre-k to first
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grade,great pitcure book for children to add or create their own story. There is poetry and rhyme. Winner of the Caldecott Honor.
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LibraryThing member sskatherine
The text in this story reads much like a poem. It flows easily as it is read and provides a good introduction to a new vocabulary (in great quantity). All the World shows the reader different aspects of the world, from the viewpoint of one family. It follows them through their day- starting at a
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visit to the beach, finishing with a family gathering and night fall. The colored pencil illustrations are enthralling and the horizontal lines makes it feel as if the book is constantly moving, much as the day moves forward. This would be a great book for a young reader to practice fluency and gain new vocabulary.
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LibraryThing member efakkema09
Summary: A book of poetry that tells the reader about the world from the perspective of a happy family. The world is seen through a lens of love, hope, peace, and trust.

Genre: poetry

Media: black prismacolor pencils and watercolor
LibraryThing member debrasw
Summary: this is a story about how the world is created of different creatures and things and that the world is made up of you and me. The story is very descriptive about how the world works and all the things you can do in it.

Genre: this story is poetry because it is written in rhyme.

Literary
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use: This story uses rhym to speak. It also uses descriptive language as well as onomatopias. It also uses repetition to get its points across.

Media: black prismacolor pencils
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LibraryThing member JeneenNammar
Birth to 4. Liz Garton Scanlon and Marla Frazee's picture book All the World is appealing, meaningful, and more than deserving of its Caldecott Honor. Scanlon's poem is well suited for little ones in that it goes from naming everyday objects and to expanding to appreciative conclusions about the
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world. For example she says "Table, bowl, cup, spoon... Hungry tummy, supper's soon...Butter, flour, big black pot...All the world is cold and hot." Scanlon's blending of words that describe concrete images, with words that describe feelings and sound, really grounds the poem into the perspective of a young person. Also her use of rhythm and rhyme creates a comforting portrait of the world because everything fits into something greater. There was one section of the poem where the concrete items were less correlated to the greater conclusion. But overall the poem is so strong that this is a small point. Frazee's realistic illustrations beautifully complement the text by matching specific images to the more concrete words. She also expands to two page illustrations for the poem's greater conclusions. Her use of thin black lines, but soft colors, give both interesting details and softness that is easy on the eye. She also reflects the all-inclusive theme by illustrating characters of all ages and ethnicities, and even all types of families such as gay couples. All the World is highly recommended to public library collections and would make a great read aloud, especially because of the special message it ends on: "Hope and peace and love and trust...All the world is all of us." Scanlon and Frazee have created a meaningful picture book that is touching but not preachy.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2009

Physical description

6 inches

ISBN

1481431218 / 9781481431217

Local notes

Purchased with a donation from Rev. John Saxton, in memory of his wife Patricia, and in celebration of long friendship with the Dettmanns.
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