The Resource The playgrounds of Babel, JonArno Lawson ; [illustrations by] Piet Grobler
The playgrounds of Babel, JonArno Lawson ; [illustrations by] Piet Grobler
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The item The playgrounds of Babel, JonArno Lawson ; [illustrations by] Piet Grobler represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Jacksonville Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 6 library branches.
Resource Information
The item The playgrounds of Babel, JonArno Lawson ; [illustrations by] Piet Grobler represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Jacksonville Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 6 library branches.
- Summary
- "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."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781773060361
- Label
- The playgrounds of Babel
- Title
- The playgrounds of Babel
- Statement of responsibility
- JonArno Lawson ; [illustrations by] Piet Grobler
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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."--
- Additional physical form
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- NLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lawson, JonArno
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- 540L
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- LC call number
- PR9199.3.L3395
- LC item number
- P53 2019
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Grobler, Piet
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Interpersonal communication
- Babel, Tower of
- Translating and interpreting
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- The playgrounds of Babel, JonArno Lawson ; [illustrations by] Piet Grobler
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1080211055
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781773060361
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o1080211055
- (OCoLC)1080211055
- Label
- The playgrounds of Babel, JonArno Lawson ; [illustrations by] Piet Grobler
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1080211055
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781773060361
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o1080211055
- (OCoLC)1080211055
Library Locations
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