The playgrounds of Babel

Titre
The playgrounds of Babel

JonArno, Lawson

Sommaire
"This unusual, thought-provoking story begins with an old woman telling a tale to a group of children in a playground. One of the boys can't understand what she is saying, so another offers to translate. The old woman's tale is inspired by the Tower of Babel story: In the days when everyone spoke the same language, the people built a tower to reach God. But God was annoyed and sent a dragon to destroy the tower, then created new languages for everyone so that they couldn't understand each other. Fortunately, two little girls find a way to communicate through song. Told entirely through dialogue, moving back and forth between the old woman's tale and the exchange between the two boys, this original, sometimes funny story raises questions about what divides us and what brings us together, in spite of all our differences--it is the power of song in this case, which ultimately brings hope.".

Date de publication comme intervalle
2019

Description matérielle
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Terme de vedette-matière
Interpersonal communication -- Fiction.
 
Babel, Tower of -- Fiction.

Vedette secondaire auteur
Grobler, Piet,

Résumé
"This unusual, thought-provoking story begins with an old woman telling a tale to a group of children in a playground. One of the boys can't understand what she is saying, so another offers to translate. The old woman's tale is inspired by the Tower of Babel story: In the days when everyone spoke the same language, the people built a tower to reach God. But God was annoyed and sent a dragon to destroy the tower, then created new languages for everyone so that they couldn't understand each other. Fortunately, two little girls find a way to communicate through song. Told entirely through dialogue, moving back and forth between the old woman's tale and the exchange between the two boys, this original, sometimes funny story raises questions about what divides us and what brings us together, in spite of all our differences--it is the power of song in this case, which ultimately brings hope.".

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9781773060361

Informations de publication
Toronto : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2019.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
Edmonton Christian WestE LAWBook38515000491921Picture Books