All Around Us

by Eric Carle

Here are three never-before-published Eric Carle board books about direction?gathered together in a smart, handsome slipcased package. One book features things above us, such as planes, clouds, rainbows, and the moon. A second book shows things on the Earth?s surface, like trucks, boats, and trees. The third book presents things that are below us, like roots, fish, and hibernating bears. Each picture is paired with a simple noun-and-verb text that is perfect for teaching young children words and concepts. A clever tool for parents and teachers, this fun, colorful package also makes the ideal gift for Eric Carle fans of all ages.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

16 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Eric Carle was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Carle's career as an illustrator and children's book author accelerated after he collaborated on Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. Carle illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world.
In 2003, the American Library Association awarded Carle the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award), a prize for writers or illustrators of children's books published in the U.S. who have made lasting contributions to the field. Carle was also a U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010.

Reviews

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes I go through a picture book too quickly to see all the nuances, which is what happened the first time through this book. Then I realized, that on each page, the overlying flap was something in the air or sky, immediately under the flap was something that was on the ground, and then on the picture under the flap was something under water or under ground. Pretty clever concepts, with Carle's wonderful collage illustrations.

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

With Eric Carle's trademark artwork, this box set of 3 board books are interesting for children to look at and help them understand there is a lot more going in, on, and above the earth than they may have thought about. Easy for beginning readers.

[Canette Arille · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice book, but story and illustrations could be better. I like this that the pages can be opened on 3 sides

[Kathryn Brunk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eric Carle is a very famous writer and illustrator of children’s books. He has written many well know books that have an educational spin to them. He was discovered by Bill Martin Jr. as an illustrator, when Bill saw his art work for a red lobster restaurant advertisement. He illustrated Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See with Bill Martin Jr. and then went off to write his own books. He is known for his collage illustrations.

The book All Around Us is about the world we live in and what happens in it. It is great for young children because it is simple enough for them to hear what things do and see it in the illustration. I like this book to be used one-on-one with children because I can discuss with them about these things and better assess what they know.

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Note that All Around Us does contain three separate volumes: Above Us in the Sky, With Us on the Earth and Sea, and Below Us, under the Earth and Sea. (My library had them listed strangely and I ran into difficulty ordering all three at the same time.)

Simple text accompanied by pictures, based on the theme of the book. The art, as expected, was interesting; for the most part, the text was not. My favorite was probably Below Us, just because it does require a bit more imagination to come up with things that are underground or underwater (like bears hibernating or ducks paddling).

[Karen Dransfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun picture book for young kids. Each page is a 3 parter with flaps. And it has an "in the air", "above ground" and "under ground" type sections which repeat throughout the book. It's very clever with the sections. Lots of art from older books, and some new art to tie things together. Very clever book series.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Themed images of Carle's art with simple descriptive text on opposing page. Front cover contains all images in board book. Nice introduction to the ideas of things in the sky, although it might be hard for little ones to understand snow (and other items) until they see it with more context.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Kendra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple and beautiful, but the theme of above, on the surface, and below seems a little muddled with the cats prowl picture. Does he mean the subway? That's my best guess, but it was super obvious to me so might not be to small children. Would they think cats walk around under ground?

[Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Introduces vocabulary and prepositions with each flap taking place in the air, on the ground, or underground.

[Professor · Rating 3 out of 5]

MicroMort loves this one. I don't get it, as it is basically just Carle art with weirdly linked trios of panels.

[Cai · Rating 4 out of 5]

My partners rating. Typical Eric Carle with beautiful illustrations.

V @ 4 months.

[Danette · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very simple board book.
Read with Naomi and Julia.

[Carrie Marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eric Carle is my favorite children’s author. I have read and HAVE every one of his books.