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Over The Rainbow (Art & Poetry Series)

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The lyrics at the beginning of the book are incorrect. Most people would not know this, as the lyrics weren't used in The Wizard of Oz. The correct lyric is: "When all the world is a hopeless jumble and the raindrops tumble all around, Heaven opens a magic lane. When all the clouds darken up the skyway there's a rainbow highway to be found, leading from your window pane to a place behind the sun - just a step beyond the rain." The book leaves out the word "highway" - pretty critical to the sense of the lyric and the rhyme. The only reason I know this is that the Seattle Men's Chorus uses "Over the Rainbow" as its theme song, and starts with the beginning of the song - inlcuding the lyric that Judy Garland didn't sing in the film.

Sometimes you don't know what to get a person who has everything. This is it. An art lover to a music lover can appreciate the beauty in this creative interpretation of Over the Rainbow, which is most often associated with Judy Garland and The Wizard of Oz. This would be a great book to show a child that Over the Rainbow exists in an entirely different form than television portrays.

The timeless lyrics to "Over the Rainbow" are brought to life in this dreamily illustrated book. Each picture is done in soft, muted colors...the overall effect is dreamy. This book would make an excellent present for anyone, young or old.

As above, This book is AMAZING..

It is Wonderful-"over the rainbow and higher"..

A beautiful portrayal of a beautiful song..

I have gifted several copies of this book...and
all the recipients have loved it, too.

This book has absolutely beautiful paintings that compliment the familiar song Over the Rainbow. My 5 year old daughter likes it a lot. Her absolute favorite in the series is I Live In Music by Ntozake Shange, which is part of this series, and might seem odd for a pre-schooler, but her whole class really responded to it as well.