Abiyoyo Returns

Thirty years later...
The little town that was once threatened by the giant Abiyoyo has grown by leaps and bounds. But now that the townspeople have chopped down all their trees, every year they have floods and droughts. Worse yet, there's a giant boulder blocking up the site of their new dam! Something has to be done.
Well, the young boy who helped make Abiyoyo disappear way back when now has a little girl of his own. And she knows the only way to save the town: Bring back Abiyoyo to help move the boulder. "Bring back Abiyoyo?" the townspeople cry. "The giant that eats people up?" But the little girl has a plan for that, too....
Fifteen years after Pete Seeger's storysong "Abiyoyo" came to life as a picture book, his beloved giant is back in a wonderful new story. With Michael Hays's brilliant illustrations and a sing-along score included, Abiyoyo Returns is destined to become a family favorite.

Author: Pete Seeger, Paul DuBois Jacobs
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/01/2001
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 10.36h x 8.06w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780689832710
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 55111 / Abiyoyo Returns


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2001 pg. 1367
PW Notes and Reprints 09/17/2001 pg. 81
School Library Journal 11/01/2001 pg. 150
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2001 pg. 763
Booklist 11/15/2001 pg. 579
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 122 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 122 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Pete Seeger is a national treasure, arguably the most influential figure in American folk music as well as an important advocate of social causes. He lives in Beacon, New York.

Paul DuBois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender are a husband and wife writing team, authors of many books for children, including the Animal Inn series, Count on the Subway, My Subway Ride, and My Taxi Ride. Paul has also cowritten four books with legendary folk musician, Pete Seeger, including Abiyoyo Returns and The Deaf Musicians. Paul and Jennifer have appeared at Lincoln Center, the Children's Museum of Manhattan, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Virginia Festival of the Book, as well as countless schools, libraries, and museums. They live in Massachusetts.

Michael Hays has illustrated several picture books, including the sequel to Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo Returns. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.


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