Review to come, but in short this is a gorgeous book about our planet and the people who live here, written as an introduction for the youngest members of the human race. We have also included an activity that your class must add in the names of the planets in the solar system. How many different types of plants can you see in the book? How many animals? How many different habitats? There are some laughs as well as things many parents will be able to relate to, and the overall message that we're all people and we should be kind to one another is something that is too often forgotten in adulthood. Mr. Jeffers captures the love and the poignancy in what is styled as an introduction to a newcomer… Rich colors, witty pictures and a kind sensibility make this book, published late last year, a nice bedtime choice for readers ages 2-6.”– The Wall Street Journal

This is a useful activity to help your class use a lovely range of adjectives in context of the Here We Are story by Oliver Jeffers. And it was strange how in all those shows, all those performances, a whole season's worth, you hardly stopped to think – she never thought about it as she looked at her face in the mirror and placed the tiara, like a regular coronation, in her hair: The sea is right beneath us now. Right beneath us now the waves are swishing and swirling, the fish are darting, the seaweed is swaying this way and that. If the stage were to open up, we'd all go tumbling through to the water.Turiu kelis rašytojus, kurių noriu perskaityt viską, ką jie parašo! Ir, žinokit, panašu, kad Graham Swift į juos papuola! 😍

Phil Davis’ narration of the audiobook is very good. He speaks slowly. This gives readers time to think through what is said. Every word is clearly spoken. He sings the songs that are in the book; he doesn’t just read their words. He sings well. This increases one’s enjoyment. The audio production is good too. At the start and finish we are treated to carnival music—this fits wonderfully the book’s setting and content. Four stars for the narration. Add this to your shopping list for any new babies being born, or for holiday/birthday presents for the littlest ones in your life! This is a beautiful piece of art that is a message to our little citizens about the mysterious world that they live in and how to understand and take care of it. It's equally for grown-ups, though, and has surprisingly deep messages woven throughout the simple narrative. All of the important things about life and the world are distilled in this sparse text and gorgeously illustrated volume.Me invitó a la reflexión y creo yo que por ello deberían leerlo. Lo recomiendo bastante, sí que sí. Here We Are is rather short and sweet, filled with many vivid settings from different, transitional, time periods. Graham Swift writes lovely and interesting sentences, but while I thoroughly enjoyed the reading experience, it didn't add up to very much. Still happy to have read it. Sometimes, beyond the stirrings and the gaspings of the audience, he might think he could hear the creakings and strainings of the pier itself, like a big foundering ship. But perhaps it was more that he was the one who was going under. Jaučiu nepaprastą prielankumą istorijoms, kurioje veiksmas vyksta cirkuose, scenose, veikia magai, jų padėjėjai. Galbūt vis bandau patenkinti tą vidinį magijos poreikį, atsiradusį dar vaikystėje, bet magiško tikrąja ta žodžio prasme pasakojimo stengiuosi nepraleisti. Ir vis dėlto, tikriausiai šį kartą lūkesčiai prasilenkė su realybe - magijos čia nedaug. Daugiau skausmo, neišsakytų žodžių, nutylėtų jausmų. Nuostabus sudėtingų tėvų ir vaikų santykių karo fone portretas, apgalvotas kiekvienas žodis, krustelėjimas, kiekviena smulkmena. We learn of the characters’ families. One was a child evacuee during the war. Two were pushed by mothers attracted to the theater and stage. In 1959, the three are in their middle to late twenties. We watch as they are caught up in the performing arts and each other.

Moments of human intimacy jostle with scenes that inspire cosmic awe, and the broad diversity of Jeffers’s candy-colored humans…underscores the twin messages that ‘You’re never alone on Earth’ and that we’re all in this together.”– Publisher’s Weekly(starred review) Visai kaip ir "Motinų sekmadienis", šita Swifto knygelė - visai trumpa, bet ne tokia lyriška - apie tai, iš ko susideda gyvenimo istorija. "Motinų sekmadieny" jis rodė, kaip vienas gyvenimas nusidriekia per skirtingas soc santvarkas (s korablia na bal), pro karus, per skirtingas ekonomines sistemas, nuo vienos sistemos populiaraus modelio (tarnaitė) prie kitos sistemos madingo modelio (menininkė, rašytoja). Here We Are brings you into a magician and his assistant’s head. I loved hearing both sides of the story. It took me a while to get into this book. However, once I got pulled in I was invested in the story. In this activity, your class will read the passage and try to locate the different sounds within words.

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Insightfully sweet, with a gentle humor and poignancy, here is Oliver Jeffers’ user’s guide to life on Earth. He created it specially for his son, yet with a universality that embraces all children and their parents. Be it a complex view of our planet’s terrain (bumpy, sharp, wet), a deep look at our place in space (it’s big), or a guide to all of humanity (don’t be fooled, we are all people), Oliver’s signature wit and humor combine with a value system of kindness and tolerance to create a must-have book for parents. Daugiau atskleisti jums nenoriu, kad tiesiog nesugadinti malonumo tiems, kurie susigundys ir paims šią knygą į rankas. Tas atradimo džiaugsmas tikrai garantuotas. This book contains things that the author thinks his baby son needs to know. Make your own set of notes that tell younger children things they need to know.

Ir vėl, kaip ir "Motinų sekmadienis", toks be galo lengvas, greit perskaitomas (poilsinis) pasakojimas, niekaip nekomplikuotas, neperkrautas refleksijomis, sudėtingomis sąsajomis, žiauriomis scenomis, etinėmis kolizijomis ir jokiais panašiais dalykais. Ir nepaisant to, geras. Toks kaip geras greitas meistriškas eskizas, kur atrodo nieko nėra ypatingo, bet kažkas neįvardijamo pagauta, ir labai gražu. Me gustaría comenzar esta reseña con una frase de Carl Sagan en referencia a la imagen captada por la sonda espacial Vogayer 1 en 1990. En ella, en ese pálido punto azul, estamos nosotros. Esa es la Tierra. Pasakojimo laikas nėra linijinis. Autorius mus mėto ir vėto skleisdamas istoriją lyg daugiabriaunį brangakmenį: štai viena o briauną - vieno iš veikėjų skaudi vaikystė, kita briauna - stilingas ir spalvingas jų pasirodymas, dar viena - meilės peripetijos. Briaunų daug ir visos jos sudaro tikrai nuostabią visumą. From the skies to the animal kingdom to the people of the world and lots of other beautifully rendered examples of life on Earth, Here We Are carries a simple message: Be kind.”— NPR Graham Swift kuria pasakojimą iš nutylėjimų, tiesos trupinėlių. Jis leidžia spėlioti, duoda peno vaizduotei, po truputį atskleisdamas istoriją iš visų pusių. Knygoje ne kartą sakinius skaičiau po kelis kartus. Kartais dėl grožio, kartais pasitiksinimui, kartais mąstydama, ar tikrai tik tiek pasakė ir nieko nepraleidau. 😀Celebrated author/artist Oliver Jeffers, inspired by the birth of his son, presents a picture-book love letter to our planet in this beautiful new book. "Here we are," the narrator informs us, pointing to our blue globe, as it hangs in space. From the land to the sea, from people to animals, all the wonderful, marvelous kinds of creature and thing that go to make up our planet are detailed. So too are various pieces of advice about living in this world of ours, from cherishing the time we have (there isn't much of it) to being kind to the other residents. In the end, on Earth, you are never alone... A celebration of people all shapes and sizes, and of the beauty and mystery of our Earth.”– Booklist The dodo explains that it isn’t supposed to be in the book. Why is this? Can you find out about other animals that have become extinct? What can we do to protect animals on our planet? Take a tour of our beautiful planet and discover its amazing people, creatures, and places in Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers. The themes of the book include: In his newest novel, acclaimed author Graham Swift marries the erratic devastations of reality with the elusive probability of magic under the lights of vaudeville, a story of delicate illusions where what one chooses to believe can unearth the most revealing connections.