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All the World
Book Review By: Courtney Jinks




 * __Bibliographic Data:__**


 * ISBN-13: 9781416985808
 * Publisher: Beach Lane Books
 * Publication date: 9/8/2009 Author:
 * Pages: 40
 * Sales rank: 56,705
 * Age range: 3 - 5 Years
 * Author: Liz Scanlon
 * Illustrator: Maria Frazee
 * Hard Cover Price $ 13.61


 * __Summary:__**

All the World, by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Marla Frazee, is a picture book geared toward children in grades K-2. //All the World//, is a gentle, endearing picture book celebrating all the elements both large and small, that make up our world. This book follows a circle of family and friends over the course of the day. It shows all the things they do together and the moments that they share. The book shows the readers peace, love and beauty through 40 simple pages. The moral of the story is, "everything is you and us ... all the world is all of us."

I personally really enjoyed this book even if there were very little words. The words that were written in the book were through poetic form and rhythm. There are 18 different couplets that ranged over 38 pages. There is a sense of a pattern going on throughout the entire book. The book shows great connections between children and grown ups. //All the World// puts emphasize on all the thing ins life that are truly meaningful. While reading the book it felt like I was going on a journey and every time I turned the page I was somewhere new. It showed children to explore a variety of settings, starting with a beach to a farmers market and many more. You follow a young family through a day of discovering that "All the world is wide and deep.” I felt this book showed a sense of comfort and warmth. Just after reading this I felt a lot of love going on between the family. This author does a fantastic job celebrating the things, both large and small in life that makes up our world. Liz Scanlon's verse and Maria Frazee's illustrations play off one another so well. I would definitely have this book in my classroom library once I was teacher. I would be proud to share this book to my students.
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 * __Author Bio:__**

Liz Garton Scanlon is the author of numerous celebrated picture books, including //Happy Birthday, Bunny!// and the Caldecott Honor recipient //All the World//. Liz is an adjunct professor of creative writing at Austin Community College, and her poetry has been published widely in literary journals. //All the World// is Gartons’ most famous book, winning a total of 22 awards. Scanlon said she created this book with all the elements in the world that matter to her. She wanted to express peace, love and beauty through her writing.

Maria Frazee is the illustrator of //All the World.// This book is just one of the many books the Frazee has illustrated. Others include: //God Got a Dog// by Cynthia Rylant; and //Stars// by Mary Lyn Ray. Although her book, //All the World//, is her only book to receive Caldecott Honor in 2010. She is also the illustrator of the bestselling Clementine chapter book series by Sara Pennnypacker. Marla Frazee is a New York Times bestselling illustrator.

This 40-page book has very little words, but a lot of illustrations. The illustrations are the key literary element within this book. The illustrations allow you to see what is going on in this book. I feel that pictures are so important because children that cannot read so well or at all can create their own story. These children can follow all kinds of different details through the illustrations. I think that illustrations create a mystery. This picture book offers children access to a story with both pictures and words, which is shown at an emotional level. I feel that kids will always gravitate towards picture books because they are something that will never go out of style. A child needs them to learn about how stories work and flow together. Books with lots of illustrations can help show meaning to a young child. The illustrations can also teach the students or give them opportunities to connect with the story. This particular story emerges through exploring the illustrations!

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