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Old Turtle (Hardcover)
by Douglas Wood
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Environment protection, Ages 4-8, Children's book |
| Market price: ¥ 198.00
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¥ 178.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
A handsome, thought-provoking book, especially appropriate for collections that support religious instruction. |
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Author: Douglas Wood
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pub. in: March, 2001
ISBN: 0439309085
Pages: 48
Measurements: 10.4 x 9.3 x 0.5 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00071
Other information: 1st Scholastic Ed edition
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This is a book worth having, if only for the stunning artwork by Illustrator Cheng-Khee Chee. But in addition to the artwork, the story is one that is ideal for young and old. In this story, the world begins as a beautiful place, filled with luscious trees and colorful plants and flowers, stuffed with a wide variety of strange and exotic creatures. They begin talking, then discussing, then arguing over who God is. Before they come to blows, Old Turtle offers her wisdom and view of the future. There is peace until God adds people to the earthly creatures, and they (we) go through the same argument - whose definition of God is the accurate or better one? The people argue, hurt each other, wars break out (stop me if you've heard this one!). Old Turtle comes to the rescue again. Diversity, God as in all of us - a wonderful book, and absolutely worth having or giving in hardcover
Target readers:
Kids aged 4-8
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Douglas Wood has been called Minnesota's "renaissance man" - author, artist, musician, naturalist, wilderness guide. As a writer of books for children and adults he has over one million copies in print, including the classics Old Turtle and Grandad's Prayers of the Earth. Among his many honors and awards have been the Christopher Medal, ABBY Award, International Reading Association Book of the Year, Minnesota Book Award, Midwest Publishers Association Book of the Year, Parent's Choice Award, Barnes and Noble Star of the North, and Story Telling World Award.
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In a mythic time when all living things could speak and understand each other, an argument begins over the nature of God. Each creature attributes its own ideal of excellence to the deity, but when the discussion grows too loud, all are silenced by Old Turtle. He says that God is all those things and more, referring to the coming of those made in His image, people. But these new creatures also argue about God, and kill and abuse each other and the Earth until the very stones cry out. At last the people hear Earth's message of beauty and love-"And Old Turtle smiled. And so did God.'' The pictures illustrating this poetic work are spectacular. Soft, liquid watercolors are used to show the beauty of the natural world; rocks and waterfalls, mountains, seas, and flowering hills form a backdrop for everyone. Environmentally conscious, gender-balanced (references to God include "She''), and spiritual in mood, this is a New Age fable; its message of saving the Earth is told in lyrical prose and in pictures that delight the eye.
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Lauren Walton (MSL quote), Washington, DC
<2006-12-28 00:00>
This book has become the cornerstone of my philosophy of life. It's a spiritual classic with powerful implications. Essentially a parable illustrating the necessity of finding commonality in diverse manifestations of the divine, it counsels respect for and acknowledgement of the Creator through all creation. It's told with lyrical, poetic simplicity: easy to understand yet layered with deeper meanings.
One of my favorite layers relates to the tendency of human beings to anthropomorphize God (create God in our image, not vice versa) and how that limits our - already limited - understanding. Once we are able to see things a little differently, it becomes clear how God is present "in each other... and in the beauty of all the earth."
A great tool for teaching empathy and compassion - for children and adults!
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Barbara Rose (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-28 00:00>
I still have this amazingly and beautifully illustrated story book in hard cover with the "1993 ABBY Book of the Year Children's Book Award" gold sticker on the front. This book is a priceless gem that I have read to my children countless times.
Douglas Wood's phenomenal writing teaches us about honoring the diversities among nature, plants, trees, mountains, the ocean, and all of the different kinds of people on Earth.
Cheng-Khee Chee created the most beautiful watercolor illustrations that look brand new over a decade later in the hard cover edition, which is truly the only edition you would want to buy.
The story is too beautiful to describe. It is an amazing experience. If you want to know which book out of a million to read to your children, this is the one.
Highly recommended. It is Priceless, and as an adult, I love reading this book as much as my children love hearing it. A must buy, and a must read!
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Lee Ann (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-28 00:00>
I received this book years ago as a holiday gift from an adult friend to an adult me! However, my grand-daughter has heard this story over and over since she was 3 or 4, and it has led to many wonderful discussions about tolerance, diversity, the Creator, taking care of Mother Earth and all her children, what "God" might be like, etc. I'm not really wild about organized religion, but through repetition and gentle discourse according to her age, I've managed to convey to her a grounded understanding of spirituality to be found in nature and in everyday life.
In addition, this has become my standard newborn baby gift.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-28 00:00>
It talks of all the different aspects of the earth and their arguments with each other over what is God. Old Turtle speaks up and proclaims that God is all the things they have said, but most importantly, God is.
Old Turtle then goes on to talk about how humans are coming and are a gift. The humans do come, but they forget the gift and thereby destroy much of the earth. When they remember, they realize that if they love, they will experience the gift of God again.
This is how I want to teach my son and new baby about God. Not the politics of who is "right" or "wrong." We can all just be assured that through whatever spiritual path we are all on, we can take solace in knowing that God is.
Beautiful story.
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