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    He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
    He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
    He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
    Audiobook15 minutes

    He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

    Written by Kadir Nelson

    Narrated by Crystal Taliefero

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    About this audiobook

    Through sublime landscapes and warm images of a boy and his family, this adaptation of the beloved folk song creates a dazzling, intimate interpretation that rejoices in the connectedness of people and nature.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWeston Woods
    Release dateJan 1, 2006
    ISBN9780545831406
    He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
    Author

    Kadir Nelson

    Kadir Nelson won the 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Award and Illustrator Honor for Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans. He received Caldecott Honors for Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, for which he also garnered a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and won an NAACP Image Award. Ellington Was Not a Street by Ntozake Shange won a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Nelson's authorial debut, We Are the Ship, was a New York Times bestseller, a Coretta Scott King Author Award winner, and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book. He is also the author and illustrator of the acclaimed Baby Bear.

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    • 4/5
      I will recommend this book to my students who seem like they are very interested in learning about music.
    • 5/5
      Taken from the wonderful spiritual song learned by so many of us when we were young, Nelson accompanies the words with beautiful images. This illustrator never disappoints. His talent is incredible and manifested in this book in a supreme way. Highlighting the diversity of our world, Nelson reinforces the multicultural universe we should embrace.Coming away after reading I remembered learning this song when I was attending Sunday School, most likely aged six or seven. It was such a treat to have the spiritual come alive and the images felt like they jumped right off the page and into a beautiful field of wonderful diversity.Highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      In my opinion, this was a great, interactive text. Kadir Nelson does a great job of incorporating music and a popular native song into his novel while also expressing means of multiculturalism. His illustrations span across both pages and are very vivid and colorful. The language follows after the popular song we all know and is clear and convoluted, when read. The text is large enough for easy reading. The characters are all of different color, which make this book a great read for all. There is no point of view in the book because it is a sing along with pictures. However, the illustrations do a great job of telling a story based on the lyrics that correspond to that page. This book pushes readers to think about the importance of our world and the different people that live in it. As well as the pictures and the text, there is an interactive sing along placed in the back of the book, which allows kids to take the book home and sing to their family. It also allows them to recognize repeating patterns such as "He's got the whole world in his hands." Recognizing these patterns can help decode harder words and work on fluency skills. Something so vital in their early years of development. Overall, this piece of literature focuses on the importance of multiculturalism and touches on sing along and interactive role play.
    • 3/5
      This book is inspired by the folk song "He's got the whole world in his hands". Kadir Nelson puts this world known song to beautiful illustrations. Although the illustrations are magnificent and this book could be enjoyed by simply looking at the pictures, the story line will not keep readers attention, and this book would be enjoyed by listeners only once.
    • 4/5
      Encouraged by the song, He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands expresses how the Lord has the Earth “in His hands” and each person as well. The book reminds us of nature’s beauty with its references to oceans, mountains and clouds. With simple straightforward writing and eye-catching paintings, this book is perfect for young readers as they will be able to follow along. The pictures also provide synergy and will help emergent readers. Children will enjoy this book as they can sing along with it.