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One Grain of Sand: A Lullaby
One grain of sand, One grain of sand in all the world, One grain of sand, One little boy, one little girl. In 1956, renowned folk singer Pete Seeger found himself making up this song for his baby daughter as he put her to sleep, adding new phrases along the way. His gentle, rhythmic text is now accompanied by rich, luminous illustrations, making this the perfect bedtime book. Artist Linda Wingerter is not the first person in her family to do illustrations for Pete Years ago, her grandparents used to design & create posters for his performances at their local library in West Orange, NJ.
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
30 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 2003
About the author
Pete Seeger
163 books50 followersPeter Seeger, better known as Pete Seeger, was a folk singer, political activist, and a key figure in the mid-20th century American folk music revival. As a member of the Weavers, he had a string of hits, including a 1949 recording of Leadbelly's "Goodnight Irene" that topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. However, his career as a mainstream performer was seriously curtailed by the Second Red Scare: he came under severe attack as a former member of the Communist Party of the United States of America. Later, he re-emerged on the public scene as a pioneer of protest music in the late 1950s and the 1960s.
He was perhaps best known as the author or co-author of the songs "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)", and "Turn, Turn, Turn!", which have been recorded by many artists both in and outside the folk revival movement and are still sung throughout the world. "Flowers" was a hit recording for The Kingston Trio (1962), Marlene Dietrich, who recorded it in English, German and French (1962), and Johnny Rivers (1965). "If I Had a Hammer" was a hit for Peter, Paul & Mary (1962) and Trini Lopez (1963), while The Byrds popularized "Turn, Turn, Turn!" in the mid-1960s. Seeger was also widely credited with popularizing the traditional song "We Shall Overcome", which was recorded by Joan Baez and many other singer-activists, and became the publicly perceived anthem of the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement soon after musicologist Guy Carawan introduced it at the founding meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960.
He was perhaps best known as the author or co-author of the songs "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)", and "Turn, Turn, Turn!", which have been recorded by many artists both in and outside the folk revival movement and are still sung throughout the world. "Flowers" was a hit recording for The Kingston Trio (1962), Marlene Dietrich, who recorded it in English, German and French (1962), and Johnny Rivers (1965). "If I Had a Hammer" was a hit for Peter, Paul & Mary (1962) and Trini Lopez (1963), while The Byrds popularized "Turn, Turn, Turn!" in the mid-1960s. Seeger was also widely credited with popularizing the traditional song "We Shall Overcome", which was recorded by Joan Baez and many other singer-activists, and became the publicly perceived anthem of the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement soon after musicologist Guy Carawan introduced it at the founding meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960.
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May 10, 2010
Author: Pete Seeger
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Genre: Picture Book
Summary: A children’s lullaby. At the beginning of the book Pete Seeger included musical notes to go with the text.
Response: I enjoyed this book. The words are very relaxing. I wish I could hear what the music accompanying sounds like. I also think the illustrations in the book were perfect. It depicted various families (animals and humans) from around the world.
Themes/Concept/Connection: Lullabies from other cultures, families around the world
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Genre: Picture Book
Summary: A children’s lullaby. At the beginning of the book Pete Seeger included musical notes to go with the text.
Response: I enjoyed this book. The words are very relaxing. I wish I could hear what the music accompanying sounds like. I also think the illustrations in the book were perfect. It depicted various families (animals and humans) from around the world.
Themes/Concept/Connection: Lullabies from other cultures, families around the world
April 12, 2013
This book is nothing more than the lyrics to a lullaby that Seeger started writing for his youngest child. And yet, it's a lovely, heart-warming journey. Seeger offers a tune, but this would be an easy one to create your own tune to and sing to your kids...or just for fun. The artwork was also very well done.
July 12, 2012
I love, love, LOVE this book! I read it almost nightly to my boys. It's so beautifully written, and the illustrations look like something out of a dream! Listen to the lullaby that it was adapted from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLiCbq...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLiCbq...
January 22, 2008
This book is based on the song by Pete Seeger. I'd really like to hear the music so that maybe I could memorize it. A beautiful children's book for bedtime!
June 25, 2008
This is one of my kids' favorite bedtime stories. It's a lullaby turned into a book. Highly recommend. The Illustrations are very well done and show scenes from all over the world.
April 6, 2009
None of us especially liked this one.
February 24, 2010
Beautiful illustrations, but I wish the lyrics had been a bit more edited for the book.
May 7, 2018
One Grain of Sand: A Lullaby (Hardcover)
by Pete Seeger
beautiful pictures and song to share with you
by Pete Seeger
beautiful pictures and song to share with you
July 31, 2012
I wish I had a piano so I'd know the lullaby melody! I enjoyed the artwork more than the lullaby itself, though, again, I wasn't sure exactly how the lullaby should sound. A cute bedtime read!
April 21, 2014
While I am unfamiliar with this lullaby (even when I watched it on You-tube), I was more impressed with the illustrations than the actual lyrics to the song.
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