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The Other Way to Listen
Ages 6–9 · 1978
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$1899
Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1978 · Est. 5 min read-aloud
The Way to Start a Day
By Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator)
Discover how cultures worldwide celebrate the dawn's arrival.
4.1/5 Goodreads · 602 ratings
32 pages· 565 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Journey through time with Baylor Bird as diverse cultures—from cavemen to Aztecs and Egyptians—celebrate the dawn. Each sunrise is a new beginning, a fleeting moment to honor. Will you create your own sunrise song?
From the publisher
Beautiful paintings highlight the ways various peoples from around the world welcome the sun and the start of a new day in this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book. Some people say there is a new sun every day, and that it begins its life at dawn and lives for one day only. They say you have to welcome it. From cavemen, to the Aztecs, to the ancient Egyptians, Baylor Bird describes the ways that people throughout history and the world celebrated the dawn. By the end you may be inspired to create your own song for the sunrise.
Awards
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 565
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD600L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.5
- F&P level
- ~O
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 29239
Publication
- Published
- July 1, 1978
- First published
- January 1, 1978
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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