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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Art Makes It a Keeper
While I agree with Music Teacher that this book is advanced, the art work within makes it worth having on every Christmas shelf and basket. While it is not worth 5 stars to a K-3rd grader, I'm sure most older readers (Jr. high-adult) would agree it earns its stars. I cannot fathom why this book is no longer in print.
Published on December 19, 2009 by Cay Gibson
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
high reading level for a picture book
I'm an elementary music teacher who bought this book to share with my classes. It is a beautifully illustrated book, but the reading level is a bit advanced for a picture book. I found myself having to explain every page because it was written in such a idomatic, abstract way, with advanced sentence structure and vocabulary. The themes were a little grown up too: his...
Published on December 18, 2005 by "Miss Music Teacher"
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
high reading level for a picture book,
By "Miss Music Teacher" "meemums" (New Bern, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silent Night, Holy Night (Hardcover)
I'm an elementary music teacher who bought this book to share with my classes. It is a beautifully illustrated book, but the reading level is a bit advanced for a picture book. I found myself having to explain every page because it was written in such a idomatic, abstract way, with advanced sentence structure and vocabulary. The themes were a little grown up too: his Godfather was an executioner? The page about World War 1 was almost cryptic the way it was written. I had to read it twice to my 4th and 5th graders before they had even a slight idea what it was talking about. For my K through 3 students I found myself mostly summerizing and paraphrasing everything to keep from having to explain all the time. This book LOOKS child-friendly, but the writing style is definitely NOT.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Art Makes It a Keeper,
By Cay Gibson (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Silent Night, Holy Night (Hardcover)
While I agree with Music Teacher that this book is advanced, the art work within makes it worth having on every Christmas shelf and basket.
While it is not worth 5 stars to a K-3rd grader, I'm sure most older readers (Jr. high-adult) would agree it earns its stars. I cannot fathom why this book is no longer in print. |
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Silent Night, Holy Night by Werner Thuswaldner (Hardcover - September 15, 2005)
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