Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (A Jean Karl Book) (Simon & Schuster)
Pages
24
Description
Children put on a puppet show using the words to the song "What a Wonderful World," made famous by Louis Armstrong.
Description
What simpler way could there be to express to children the beauty and the harmony in the world around them than through the lyrics of this song by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, made famous by the great Louis Armstrong? And what better visual accompaniment than the bright colorful artwork by award-winning Ashley Bryan depicting children of many backgrounds (and Louis Armstrong himself) performing a puppet show that brings the lyrics to life. Here is a book of brightness, wonder, and hope to be shared by all.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
24 p.; 12.25 inches
ISBN
0689800878 / 9780689800870
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Lexile
280L
User reviews
LibraryThing member Lourraine
This book brought me into tears not because it was sad but it brought me some sentimental value. I loved the illustrations and I like how the implemented Louis Armstrong the singer who made this song famous. Definitely a book I'd share with my kids when I have them.
LibraryThing member kidlit9
Illustrated version of the song made popular by Louis Armstrong
LibraryThing member Mitzi.Galvez
The author speaks of what he sees. He speaks of the ways things appear such as the day or night. He tells us how the world appears to him such as the flowers blooming, the rainbow in the sky and the colors of the dreams. The author admires the world around him and the illustrator depicts the things
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that the author is singing about. There are pictures of the stars in the sky and the colors in the rainbow, as well as babies that he sings about crying. The author demonstrates his love for the world he live in by singing about it. Show Less
LibraryThing member DHouston
A simple but beautiful story about the world we live in. It is the words to the song by Louie Armstrong.
LibraryThing member dwall011
This is an audiobook of the song "what a wonderful world". I already liked the song, and the picture book went along with it quite well. It tells a story of how great life really is if you take the time to appreciate it.
LibraryThing member Bwatso12
The idea of this story is to remember that there are good things in this world too. Some people are very quick to look at all of the bad things happen, and sometimes it’s good to just sit and take in all of the beauty. I think that this is a wonderful children’s book! First the illustrations
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drastically enhance the story. The colors are very bright and vibrant. The pictures are engaging because they include people of all different backgrounds. I like that all of the pictures are of familiar things to the reader such as farm animals, flowers, and stars. The book is very lyrical because they are the song lyrics from the song Wonderful World. The reader could even sing the song as they went through the pages and make connections between the lyrics and the real world. One page said , “The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky are also the faces of people going by.” The illustration drew a vivid image of the rainbow, and then another rainbow of people of all different ethnicities in front of it. Show Less
LibraryThing member TeresaCruz
This book is the same thing as the song, "What a Wonderful World." The pictures show the puppet show going on, while the lines to the song are shown on each page.
LibraryThing member hphipp2
This book is of poor quality. It's basically just an illustrated version of the Louis Armstrong song. There's really no plot; it's just the song lyrics. There's sort of celebration of diversity in that children of different races are together in the illustrations, but that's about it. The redeeming
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quality of this book is the illustrations. Show Less
LibraryThing member EliseMT
This bright and colorful book is full of optimism and joy. It depicts children from around the world coming together to create a beautiful multicultural puppet show. It leaves a warm, fuzzy feeling inside.
LibraryThing member amartino1208
This book depicts what a wonderful world we live in, full of diversity and color. It shows us about how people come together to create a puppet show resembling the world around us. This book is full of great pictures that show how we fail to appreciate what is all around us. We just need to stop
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for a second and look. We live in a wonderful world, lets appreciate all it offers us. Show Less
LibraryThing member mfurth1
This is a beautiful book! I loved how the author was able to take the words to the song and set them into the book. I especially loved the illustrations. They were very realistic, while also being very bright and cheerful. My favorite part is how I can now only picture this book when I hear the
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song. The main theme of the book is how the world is a beautiful place and we should not waste our time on Earth looking at the negativity. Show Less
Call number
J2L.500