Together

by George Ella Lyon

Book Overview

An illustrated poem about friendship and togetherness. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 053105831X
• ISBN13: 9780531058312
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)
• Length: 31 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.1" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

beautiful!

Two girls have all kinds of active adventures ranging from cutting wood and building a house to driving a truck and putting out a fire. The Dream intervals are fantastic- I love the giant ice-cream sundae that they eat togther! A great book about all the things that girls can do and the power of friendship. Beautiful detailed illustrations, also. Minimal text on each page means even toddlers can pay attention till the end.

Celebrate...How wonderful life is .....

Chances are if you have a preschooler, they have a best friend and can spend hours talking about the fun they have together. First friendships for children are delightful, intense experiences and George Ella Lyon has written a charming poem in celebration of these first friendships.Lyon with the help of illustrator Vera Rosenberry escorts us through some wonderful experiences that two good friends have."You salt the ice and I'll crank the cream.Let's put our hands together and dream the same dream."We read as the girls crank a huge ice cream maker and share a giant sundae.Every page provides an imaginative scene between the two young girls, one white and one black, who share fun and friendship together. We see images of them building sand castles on the beach, building a house, fighting a dragon and swimming with the dolphins. Anyone who has watched young children playing knows their imaginations are working overtime and these two girls are perfect examples of this imagination. Children will have fun looking at the illustrations and explaining what the girls are pretending.With the poetic verse and lovely imaginative illustrations you will love reading this book to your child. It promotes such a positive message about the importance of friendships. It is important that adults provide children with positive ideals and messages to aspire to and this book gives a parent a beautiful way of doing just that.

A very sweet book about friendship!

This book is a beautiful poem with lovely illustrations. The pictures are of two girls, one white and one African American, celebrating their friendship. While the book is clearly designed for little people, 3-grade school, I plan to get several copies as gifts for my adult friends. If you have a special friendship to celebrate, this is the book with which to do it!