While The World Is Sleeping by Pamela Duncan Edwards

While The World Is Sleeping Reviews

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  Mya

  This an excellent nightime story for your little one.
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  The Library Lady

  Nice idea, but it's not what it should be.The animal art is realistic and lovely, but somehow the child looks flat and awkward. Some of the text scans awkwardly. Sometimes the work of a terrific artist and terrific author just doesn't add up to a terrific book.
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  WALEED

  "Come little sleepyhead, come with me,
  I've left my hole high in the tree.
  Oh, what wondrous things we will see,
  While the world is sleeping."
  — The Owl
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  Claire Holloway

  I loved the illustrations in this book - they are realistic and beautifully drawn with lots of colour. This book could be used to teach children about different animals as the child on the owl sees lots of different animals whilst they are out that night. It could also be used to teach children about being nocturnal and that some animals are awake when everyone else is sleeping. I also liked how the story rhymed. The book also repeats the line 'Whilst the world is sleeping' several times during this book so young children could learn this learn this line and join in whilst someone is reading to them. I would recommend this book to be used in Foundation or year 1.
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  Kate Nichter

  While The World Is Sleeping is a book about the things animals do while the rest of the world is sleeping. It looks as though as little boy is riding an owl and going through different parts of the world to see the different animals. On each page the text "while the world is sleeping" is present. The setting takes place on Earth. The accuracy is true because the animals are nocturnal which they talk about.
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  Kathleen

  Yet another sweet sleeping book, which apparently I'm a sucker for. (Ask me in a few years when the babies are grown). Singsongy lyrics as the reader takes a nighttime ride on a giant owl to see what the animal world below is up to.
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  Elliot's Mama

  A gigantic white owl and a little child riding on top of it soar over meadows, rivers, and forests to see what different animals are doing while the world is sleeping. A sweet book that we both enjoyed!
  
  
  *library book; read at 21 months
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  Steven R. McEvoy

  The world at night is always a little magical, either by starlight or moonlight. There is something special about the out of doors at night. This book does an excellent job of capturing some of that magic. It is well-written with amazing realistic illustrations. The artwork is reminiscent of Robert Bateman's and makes the words that much more enchanting. In the book, a young child boards the wings of a snow owl and flies through the night skies, encountering deer, fish, fox rabbits, beavers, mice and more, all while the world is sleeping. This is truly a fantastic book!
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  Jen

  It's a beautiful n enjoyable book.
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  Bethe

  Bookaday #50. Gentle bedtime story with rhyming text (a few lines are awkward) and repeating refrain. Pleasant illustrations. Am I the only one creeped out by the close up of the owl in the window?
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  J.

  AR 3.0
  J read may 2020
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  Kelly

  This books moves along smoothly. I love the cadence of the rhyme.
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  Kelly

  While the World is Sleeping is a beautiful bedtime picture book that gives the reader a sense of calmness. Pamela Duncan Edwards writes this beautiful poem really emphasizing the imagery element of poetry. Without the beautiful illustrations from Daniel Kirk, I great activity with the children would be to read and draw a picture from the words. For example it would be interesting what the students might draw when they hear these words:
  Come little sleepyhead, come with me,
  I've left my hole high in the tree.
  
  Oh, what wondrous things we'll see,
  While the world is sleeping.
  I didn't think of an owl, initially because there were no mention of wings until they next lines:
  Climb aboard and hold on tight,
  As I spread my wings in flight.
  
  Edwards puts us in the picture by using words of things that we would see in a particular setting. For example:
  A wise mouse mother squeaks, "Alarm!"
  And tries to keep her babies calm.
  
  No slithering snake must do them harm,
  While the world is sleeping.
  In this setting I picture a group of mice are cuddled together as they peak around the corner just to see a big snake coming for a kill, but they are in the dark in a forest type setting where even if a baby mouse foot touches a branch it could blow their cover
  
  Edwards also uses rhyme to carry sound through the poem. Her "template" that she uses would be first three lines rhyme, and then she would end with while the world is sleeping. This pleases the reader because the audience can almost always expect that and thus be more engaged in the poem.
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  Amy

  "Come little sleepyhead, come with me.
  I've left my hole high in the tree.
  Oh, what wonderful things we'll see,
  While the world is sleeping." So begins the journey in this story. The snowy owl swoops down to the child's bedroom window and lets the child climb on its back. They sail over rooftops and hills toward the pale moon. In the meadow they see the family of deer playing, "while the world is sleeping". They see silver fish swimming in the river and a fox on the prowl. Baby rabbits are playing and a beaver is building, "while the world is sleeping". A porcupine is scuttling about and the racoon is looking for food. The little mouse squeaks an alarm of danger, "while the world is sleeping". As the shadows begin to fade adn the sun begins to rise, the owl swoops back down to the child's house. The child snuggles up in bed:
  "For soon the rooster's song will warn,
  Dark is gone, it's almost dawn.
  The day is waiting to be born,
  The world is finished sleeping."
  
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  Katie

  my class says "the moon book" when they pick out this book, they love the big moon on the front. I even have a little girl that says I love mom to the moon and back, and it reminds her of her mother and this book actually helped ease her some mornings if she was having a hard time. the book did not have anything to do with moms or entering a new environment. The book itself is a very calming read, at least it seems to be the way I read it. Animals can be identified in this book, and some comrpehension. They owl and boy go to many different areas of the forest throughout the book.
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  Brandy Locchetta

  What a soothing story! I enjoyed reading this to my neice and she seemed to really love the pictures and enjoyed the calm illustrations. This book is set at night and the premise is to discover what is happening outside while everyone else is sleeping. This could be a great resource for a child who has trouble sleeping at nap time or a great bedtime read. I would also use this as a book for times when the class needs a little rest or seems to be rowled up. In older classrooms this could definitely be a starter to conversations about nocturnal animals and diernal animals.
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  Laura

  A sweet bedtime story. A young child (girl?) rides on the back of an owl and learns what animals do at night. The gentle rhyming text makes this a lovely bedtime story. Many books that depict night scenes seem very dark (as in not enough light) to me. This book was fairly clear, helped along by a white owl that carries the girl.
  
  I'll skip this one for my K-5 school collection but recommend it as a good preschool or public library selection.
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  Bridget R. Wilson

  A snowy owl takes a child for a nighttime adventure. They see what all the animals do while the world sleeps.
  
  What I thought: Loved it! The text is pure poetry. The illustrations are lovely--just the right mixture of light and shadow. This book will spark readers' interest in the animals described.
  
  Story Time Themes: Owls, Nocturnal Animals, Bedtime, Night
  
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  Donalyn

  This beautiful book is a perfect bedtime book. Readers will follow one little boy on his nightime flight aboard a giant snowy owl. The pair visit animals all over the forest. The use of rare words like "vale" and "stag" as well as the refrain, "While the world is sleeping," and the rhyming couplets on every page, introduce early readers to poetic elements and wordplay.
  
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  Catherine Johnson

  A sleepy tale about what owls, deer, silver fish and many more creatures do while the world is sleeping.
  
  This is a lovely bedroom story. The rhyming is great without overwhelming the story. I love how it works that the last line does not rhyme, but it still works as a great repetition. I took notice of soft letters for a slower, calmer read. lots of m's and n's.
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  Amanda

  Audience: K-2 grade teachers and students.
  Appeal: A great book for those inquisitive minds curious about nocturnal animals. This book is also supported with realistic illustrations and colors.
  
  
  Awards: None
  
  
  
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  Linda

  I will be using this book for PJ Storytime. The illustrations are wonderful, the text rhymes, but not in an annoying way, and because the line "while the world is sleeping" is repeated, it can be interactive with the kiddos.
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  Nina

  Great poetic book about what goes on while we are sleeping. This book has truly amazing illustrations.
  I can see this making a great bed-time story. :)
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  Jami

  Had fun with this book by substituting 'while the world is sleeping' to 'while zoe and gracie's sleeping' Some of the illustrations, however, had creepy eyes.
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  Beth

  Animals are busy at night, while most everyone else is asleep.
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  Stephanie Wycihowski

  a beautifully illustrated soft and soothing read for all ages! perfect for naptime or bedtime!
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