Giving Thanks

By Jonathan London

Book Overview

A father passes on to his son the gift of seeing the beauty around him - and giving thanks. Thank you, Mother Earth. Thank you, Father Sky. Thank you for this day. How can a young boy ever show his gratitude for all the beauty he sees? He will learn from his father, who thanks the earth and the sky, the frogs and the crickets, the hawk and the deer, even the trees that wave their arms in the breeze. Majestic as the most beautiful autumn day and filled with glimpses of favorite woodland animals, GIVING THANKS is truly a gift to readers from nature-lover Jonathan London and master painter Gregory Manchess.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076361680X
• ISBN13: 9780763616809
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.2" x 11.6"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Wonderful!

This book is terrific! The illustrations are awesome! It actually gave us the idea for a new fmaily tradition for Thanksgiving -hiking with our kids - giving thanks to nature and everything around us. :-)

A beautiful book about being thankful for nature

The book teaches children to be thankful to animals, and inanimate objects of nature. True. And it's lovely. The illustrations are beautiful. A father and son take a walk through the woods near their house, and the father teaches his son to be thankful for all the things in nature that they see. At the end, the son even says, "To me, it's a little embarrassing to say thanks to trees and things. But Dad says it becomes a habit; it just makes you feel good." Each page is richly illustrated, with lush paintings, and just a few words per page, allowing the child (and parent) to enjoy the illustrations and message. A beautiful book with a beautiful lesson.