Beautiful Blackbird (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (854 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0689847319 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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"The Magic and Joy of Ashley Bryan" according to Annie. In his illustrations, Ashley Bryan has explored a wide range of media, and in Blackbird he uses paper collage to a magical effect that will no doubt inspire readers to many home craft projects. In addition to his prolific career as a children's book author and illustrator, Bryan is a long standing . Paulette H. said Five Stars. What a beautiful book!. Fine SammyJean Students are constantly surrounded with hundereds of different kids each day. Every kid being unique in their own ways. I really liked Blackbird because the message she's trying to get across. Everyone is beautiful even if they're different. She uses the different color birds to describe individual
Black is beautiful, uh-huh! Long ago, Blackbird was voted the most beautiful bird in the forest. The other birds, who were colored red, yellow, blue, and green, were so envious that they begged Blackbird to paint their feathers with a touch of black so they could be beautiful too. His cut-paper artwork is a joy.. Coretta Scott King Award-winner Ashley Bryan's adaptation of a tale from the Ila-speaking people of Zambia reso-nates both with rhythm and the tale's universal meanings -- appreciating one's heritage and discovering the beauty within. Although Black-bird warns them that true beauty comes from within, the other birds persist and soon each is given a ring of black around their neck or a dot of black on their wings -- markings that detail birds to this very day
Ages 3-7. "Color on the outside is not what's on the inside Whatever I do/ I'll be me and you'll be you." The message about inner beauty and identity becomes somewhat diluted by the closing song, in which the birds triumphantly sing, "Our colors sport a brand-new look,/ A touch of black was all it took./ Oh beautiful black, uh-huh, uh-huh/ Black is beautiful, UH-HUH!" But if the ending creates a bit of confusion, Bryan's collages make up for it with their exhibition of colorful splendor and composition. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Storyteller Bryan's (What a Wonderful World) singular voice provides rhythm and sound effects throughout this musical adaptation of a Zambian tale. . Scenes of the rainbow of wings are outdone only by a lakeside view of their colors intricately "mirrored in the waters." And Bryan's lilting and magical language