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| ISBN: | 0689878257 (ISBN13: 9780689878251) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | South Africa |
Pete Seeger
Paperback | Pages: 48 pages Rating: 4.24 | 2474 Users | 265 Reviews
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| Title | : | Abiyoyo |
| Author | : | Pete Seeger |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 48 pages |
| Published | : | January 6th 2005 by Aladdin Paperbacks (first published 1963) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Picture Books. Cultural. Folklore. Fiction. Music |
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I actually first heard about this book when I watched an episode on “Reading Rainbow” that discussed the power of music. “Abiyoyo” is a South African lullaby and folk story by songwriter Pete Seeger along with illustrations by Michael Hays and it is about how a young boy and his father try to outsmart the monster Abiyoyo when the monster tries to threaten their village. “Abiyoyo” is a brilliant folktale that many children who love folk songs will definitely enjoy for many years!Pete Seeger, master songwriter, has written a brilliant and creative adaptation of this classic South African folktale as he writes the story in a dramatic yet hilarious way as he makes Abiyoyo both menacing and hilarious at the same time as Abiyoyo is one of the few villains that I have seen where he easily dances to a song dedicated to him which makes him more like a great buffoon than an actual villain. Michael Hays’ illustrations are beautiful and extremely creative and beautiful at the same time, especially of the image of Abiyoyo himself as he looks like a bluish-white glass figurine with green looking overalls and a goofy grin on his face. The images that truly stood out the most in this book were the images of the villagers themselves as they range from all different cultures from around the world such as India, China, Africa and many more and the outfits that the villagers wear to represent their countries make the illustrations look extremely colorful.
Parents should know that Abiyoyo might scare smaller children since he eats people and even threatens the village. Parents should reassure their children that Abiyoyo is just a myth that many people told and that he does not really exist.
“Abiyoyo” is a brilliant adaptation of the classic folktale that many children who love reading books about monsters and love singing to folk songs will easily enjoy for many years. I would recommend this book to children ages five and up since smaller children might be frightened by the image of Abiyoyo.
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Ratings: 4.24 From 2474 Users | 265 ReviewsRate Containing Books Abiyoyo
My first review of 2019 was a special children's book--the only picture book I recorded all year, despite having read numerous such books. So, it feels right to end the year with a picture book that my 5 year old has come to love so deeply, Abiyoyo. She screams with joy when I read it and always tries to comfort me in case I am scared of the monster. Suffice it to say it is a reminder that our love of books can be about the book by itself or, at least partly, colored by the context in which weThe book Abiyoyo was a charming folktale of a man and a boy that were not liked by their town and a scary monster named Abiyoyo. This book would be good for a read aloud in 1st grade classes and up. It has a great message of bravery and judgement. It teaches not to be so easily annoyed and quick to judge people. Children will love the tale of all the magic and a funny dancing monster.
"Abiyoyo" is a folktale about one boy and his father that are being rejected from town. The father, was a magician and disappeared too many things, which made people hate him. The boy, plays too much guitar and people were sick of it. One day, Abiyoyo, a giant that people didn't believe on, came to town. People were running and screaming. The boy and his father went to Abiyoyo and started singing to him, "Abiyoyo, abi-abiyoyo!" The giant started dancing and fell, because he ran out of air. The
Oh man, this book scared the pants off me when I was a kid. Horrifying nightmare world of giants. There was an audiotape version that came with it, I think. Where do I get ahold of it, I wonder.
This was suggested to me because I've read some other folktales recently. It was cute.
The main thing I remember about this book is that it came with a cassette, and the Abiyoyo song will still periodically get stuck in my head, even though I haven't heard it in 13 or 14 years. Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo. Abiyoyo, iyoyo, iyoyo!
I actually first heard about this book when I watched an episode on Reading Rainbow that discussed the power of music. Abiyoyo is a South African lullaby and folk story by songwriter Pete Seeger along with illustrations by Michael Hays and it is about how a young boy and his father try to outsmart the monster Abiyoyo when the monster tries to threaten their village. Abiyoyo is a brilliant folktale that many children who love folk songs will definitely enjoy for many years!Pete Seeger, master
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