Book
Written by John Agard
Narrated by Dion Graham
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
Books contain countless tales-but what if Book told its own story? From clay tablets to e-readers, here is a quirky, kid-friendly look at the book.
Books are one of humankind's greatest forms of expression, and now Book, in a witty, idiosyncratic voice, tells us the inside story. A wonderfully eccentric character with strong opinions and a poetic turn of phrase, Book tells of a journey from papyrus scrolls to medieval manuscripts to printed paper and beyond-pondering, along the way, many bookish things, including the evolution of the alphabet, the library (known to Egyptians as "the healing place of the soul"), and even book burning. Book is a captivating work of nonfiction by one of England's leading poets.
John Agard
John, born in Guyana and now a resident in the UK, is a world-renowned poet and performer. He has won numerous awards including the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, the Smarties Award, the Paul Hamlyn Award and the Casa de las Americas Poetry Award.
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Reviews for Book
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5My name is book and I'll tell you the story of my life. This little guy is probably getting judged unfairly; judged based on the shelf I found him on in the library, which was in the adult non-fiction section. Based on that shelf, this book was juvenile and cloyingly written. But if this had been shelved appropriately, for young readers, I'd say it's a fun book with solid information about the history of books, starting from oral tradition. The eye-catching illustrations add visual interest and the interspersed quotes and poetry about books could send those kids in new reading directions. So, if you know of a young bibliophile in the making and you see this book, it might be worth a look.