The Other Way to Listen [Paperback]

Byrd Baylor (Author), Peter Parnall (Illustrator)

Book Description

The Caldecott Honor author/illustrator team that brought readers "The Desert Is Theirs" and "The Way to Start a Day" returns with this tale of truly listening to the world around us. In "The Other Way to Listen", a young boy is eager to learn and an old man is happy to share his wisdom. Full color Ages 4-7. Pub: 12/97. .

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689810539
• ISBN-13: 978-0689810534
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #61 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Literature > Poetry > General

More About the Author

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.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Listen, November 10, 2009

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Jennifer Plank "Wii Crazy" (IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Other Way to Listen (Paperback)

I adore the author of this book. It is beautiful.
I work in an outdoor education setting with kids who may have not experienced the outdoors very much and this book I always read before beginning a nature based activity. I take them some place quiet outside away from everything and read to them. Then I have them sit and listen to nature and we talk about what they are hearing and how often we can go without noticing the sounds around us.
This book helps to drive that point, about being patient and waiting to see the beauty that the natural world has to offer. If you have a classroom of stir crazy kids and you want to take them outdoors to experience nature, I stronly suggest that you read this to them because it really helps to focus.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all time favorites, March 11, 2010

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Catherine Brudz - See all my reviews
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I have no words that do this justice. A buoyant, peaceful story of listening with the spirit as much as the manifest senses, it speaks to the stilly deep places of the soul. It's also gorgeously illustrated.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a book of peace for kids, January 9, 2010

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The Star Thrower (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews

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This book allows a way to explain listening to the earth and her voice for kids to understand