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Title: To Every Thing There Is a Season: Verses from Ecclesiastes by Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon ISBN: 0-590-47887-7 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: October, 1998 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Beautiful Illustrations of 'To Everything there is a Season'
Comment: (Library of Congress 97-35124(I borrowed it from the public library to read).In their appendix,The Dillons,(Leo & Diane)have listed verses in the bible's Old Testament's Ecclesiastes according to their preferences on which ethnic groups or countries builds up,who laughs,who embraces,who speaks,who loves by the order in which they place the countries in the biblical verses. It begins with Ireland(to everthing there is a season,and a time to every purpose under the heaven followed by Egypt,Japan,Mexico,Greece,India,Europe,North America,Ethiopia,Thailand,China,Russia,Australia,the Far North(Siberia to Greenland),and ends with the Middle East WITH THE verses a time of war & a time of peace).And of course a picture of the planet earth with "one generation....but the earth abides forever)".I'm glad they put it where children would not be interested in reading the small print..they have bigger pictures on page 1-30,and most wouldn't understand Egypt associate with dying or Mexico associated with killing,or Greece associated with a time to break down ,India on a time to weep or Europe on a time to mourn.I would give it to an adult vs a child as a gift.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful Book for All Ages
Comment: This book is a treasure of representative illustrations of artistic styles from a wide variety of cultures. Although the text comes from a specific time and culture, it demonstrates that its message is applicable to all members of the human family. I have made this a standard gift for friends and family with new children. The colorful pictures are stimulating and captivating for the very young who have not yet learned to read, while the timeless text provides a new level for children to experience the book as they get older. As an adult, I find this book to be something I enjoy over and over for myself and to give as a gift.
Rating: 2
Summary: Misconceived multiculturalism
Comment: Althought the illustrations are beautiful, I think it's deeply problematic to take Judeo-Christian theology and then attribute it to other cultures. At least 2/3 of the illustrations represent times, places, and peoples who wouldn't have been familiar with the text being illustrated. And, since the explanatory notes in the back are so thin, no real appreciation of the other cultures being invoked is achieved. Mixtec human sacrifice as an illustration of "A time to kill, and a time to heal?" Just how will this promote cross-cultural understanding/respect? There's clearly enough historical/cultural/national diversity among people who have read/believed in these verses from Ecclesiastes to produce a celebration of difference within a common faith. That would have been a much more responsible approach. As it is, this book is either an assertion of the universality of sectarian beliefs or just an attempt by some talented illustrators to show that they can imitate a wide variety of artistic styles. For an example of someone (writing for elementary school aged children) who handles multiculturalism (within a Judaic tradition) well, see Barbara Goldin's _Journeys with Elijah_. And if you just want a picture book of these verses, consider Barner's To Everything.
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Title: Love Is by Wendy Anderson Halperin ISBN: 0689829809 Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Juv) Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: There Is a Season by Joan Chittister, John A. Swanson ISBN: 157075022X Publisher: Orbis Books Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: A¿da by Leontyne Price, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon ISBN: 015200405X Publisher: Gulliver Books Pub. Date: 22 October, 1990 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Noah's Ark (Caldecott Honor Book, 2003) by Jerry Pinkney ISBN: 1587172011 Publisher: SeaStar Books Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Tuesday by David Wiesner ISBN: 0395551137 Publisher: Clarion Books Pub. Date: 22 April, 1991 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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