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Song in the City Daniel Bernstrom

Song in the City By Daniel Bernstrom

Song in the City by Daniel Bernstrom


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Song in the City Summary

Song in the City by Daniel Bernstrom

From Daniel Bernstrom, the acclaimed author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, comes a charming and irresistibly fun picture book about a young blind girl and her grandmother who experience the vibrant everyday music of their busy city.

A young girl, filled with the sounds of her beloved city, shares a song with her grandmother that changes the two forever. After helping Grandma realize that the city makes music as beautiful as the sounds they hear in church on Sunday morning, the two sit down and take in all the sounds of the citytogether.

Song in the City bridges the gap between generations of music and family, while centering love, understanding, and joy.

A Bank Street College of Educations Childrens Book Committees Best Childrens Books of the Year pick!

Song in the City Reviews

Song in the Cityis a delightful book about experiencing delightand finding a way to share it with someone we love. Susan Marie Swanson, Award-winning Poet and Author An eye-catching, toe-tapping celebration of the melodies in everyday sounds. Kirkus Reviews In blocks of color reminiscent of stained glass, illustrations by Mohammed (Super Mom) emphasize robust motion and reverberating sounds, centering the way Emmalene perceives the world - combining with onomatopoeic text to create an adventurous symphony for the senses. Publishers Weekly [P]urely delightful to read aloud. School Library Journal (starred review) A singsongy storytime delight with most welcome and empowering representation. Booklist (starred review)

About Daniel Bernstrom

Daniel Bernstrom is the author of the critically acclaimed One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree as well as Gator, Gator, Gator!, Big Papa and the Time Machine, Song in the City, and Good Night, Little Man. Dan earned an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Hamline University and currently works at the Learning Resource Center coordinator at Minnesota State College Southeast, where he tutors students in math, writing, and science. He lives in Red Wing, Minnesota, with his wife, Heather; daughter, LaVonne; and sons, Grace, and Haven. Jenin Mohammed, winner of the 2020 Summer Spectacular Illustration Grand Prize, is the illustrator of the picture books Naming Ceremony, Song in the City, Super Mom, and All the Places We Call Home. She also draws the slice-of-life comic Knot Write Now. She lives in Florida. You can find her online at jeninmohammed.com.

Additional information

CIN0063011123G
9780063011120
0063011123
Song in the City by Daniel Bernstrom
Used - Good
Hardback
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
2022-11-10
40
Winner of Bank Street Childrens Best Books of the Year (United States).
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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