| Inchworm, Inchworm Contributor(s): Shuman, N. H. (Illustrator), Shuman, N. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1499134053 ISBN-13: 9781499134056 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $18.53 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - Environment |
| Series: Inchworm, Inchworm |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.56 lbs) 100 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Inchworm, Inchworm: For those of us who grew up in the 50's and 60's, "The Inchworm Song" holds a special place in our hearts. Who can forget the touching scene as Danny Kaye -- starring on film as Hans Christian Anderson, the kindly story-teller -- sings a sweet melody to a group of little children. Hans shows the children a tiny inchworm, as it inches along the leaves of a marigold flower, measuring them all day long. He asks the inchworm in song, "Do you ever stop and see how beautiful they are?" I always felt like the song captured the essence of society's failings in the 20th century - we were experimenting with socialism, trying to create freedom for all, but we felt like we had failed. Instead, it seemed as though most people were forgetting that the beauty of nature and her children are the only good reasons for working and building. Instead, tyrannical forms of socialism had emerged, turning people into soul-less, numbered robots. People needed reminders that they were still a part of the beauty of nature, still important and infinitely valuable.I always knew there had to be an "Inchworm Story" behind the song, and I searched for it over the years, wanting to read it to my own children. Finally, I realized that the only such story was the one that inhabited my own dreams. If I wanted an Inchworm Storybook for my children, I would need to do it myself, like the proverbial "Little Red Hen." I created my own version, and now I am sharing it with you It's a fun story about a little green inchworm who loves his predictable life, until he meets a caterpillar one fine day. Cattywumpus Caterpillar takes him on an adventure that turns his simple world upside-down I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing and illustrating it Nancy |