Book
When I listen to silence / story by Jean E. Pendziwol ; pictures by Carmen Mok.
Record details
- ISBN: 1773062549
- ISBN: 9781773062549
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 29 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2022.
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 18.99 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Silence > Juvenile fiction. Imagination > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | STO JP Pendz | 31681020174553 | PICTURE | Checked out | 06/18/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
"When a child is asked to "Please, be quiet!" they sit silent ... and their imagination sweeps them away on a breathtaking journey. Through the window, the child can hear the trees breathe and watches them sway back and forth as they begin to dance. Thenbears join in, accompanied by the child on their drum, making so much noise they wake up a dragon! The dragon's smoky breath fills the sky, and the wind forms a knight on a steed that gallops through the stars. The child's adventure continues, as one wonderful flight of fancy leads to the next, from pirates to mermaids to whales, until they find themselves sitting silent once again among the trees."-- - Perseus Publishing
When a child is asked to âPlease, be quiet!â they sit silent ⦠and their imagination sweeps them away on a breathtaking journey.
Through the window, the child can hear the trees breathe and watches them sway back and forth as they begin to dance. Then bears join in, accompanied by the child on their drum, making so much noise they wake up a dragon! The dragonâs smoky breath fills the sky, and the wind forms a knight on a steed that gallops through the stars. The childâs adventure continues, as one wonderful flight of fancy leads to the next, from pirates to mermaids to whales, until they find themselves sitting silent once again among the trees.
Jean E. Pendziwol has written a charming story-poem that looks at silence and stillness as an opportunity for the imagination and creativity to flourish. Carmen Mokâs magical illustrations flow from one spread to the next like animation, in a palette inspired by vintage printmaking.
Key Text Features
dialogue
illustrations
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
