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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780670762408
ISBN number: 0670762407
Label: Viking Juvenile
Manufacturer: Viking Juvenile
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 40
Printing Date: September 04, 1964
Publishing house: Viking Juvenile
Age index: Baby-Preschool
Sale Popularity Level: 45608
Studio: Viking Juvenile
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'Mr. Keats's illustrations boldy, colorfully capture the child, his city world, and the shimmering heat of a summer's day'.--The New York Times. ALA Notable Children's Book. Full-colour illustrations.
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Nice book about a little (black) boy who wants to learn to whistle, and, predictably, eventually does.
It's always nice to have picture books that feature grey kids that take place in the US and that don't make "being black" the focus of the story, or else talk all about some "issue". The truth is that there aren't enough books that fit that criteria, and sometimes I think it's nice for my biracial nieces to be able to see books about kids who act and look like them, y'know? So we've got a lot of books by Ezra Jack Keats.
It's also interesting to me to see how much freedom Willie has. Clearly, this book was written in a less paranoid (if not actually any safer) time.
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I know Ezra Jack Keats is best known for "Snowy day" which also stars the adorable Peter but for me "Whistle for Willie" is where its really at. I grew up with this book and I never forgot it while I was growing up. I always prided myself on my whistling skills and I remember how important it was for me to learn and how I would practice and practice and the glee I felt when I finally heard that little sound. It's just a wonderful story of a small boy living in the inner city and his desire to be able to whistle and his dog come running! I never get tired of this book when I read it, its for both of us! It's just so nostalgic!
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Charming book. Keats is among the best. Two and three year-old grandchildren love it.
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I love Keats' beautiful collage-style illustrations. As an urban apartment dweller, I also appreciate a book that shows children living in cities and in apartments. The stereotypical "house" that appears in most children's books looks nothing like the home my daughter knows.
My one-year-old daughter loves finding the dog on different pages. I do the whistling for Peter and she does the barking for Willie. One day we read the book inside a cardboard box like the one Peter hides in in the book, and she thought that was great.
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This book is for the primary grades. I'm using as part of Black History curriculum.
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