The Story Goes on

by Aileen Fisher

Book Overview

In this exquisitely illustrated picture book, one of America's foremost poets for young people describes the ongoing cycle of life. A seed sprouts and is quickly devoured by a bug. Then a bright green frog appears and makes a meal of the bug. And the story goes on...from bug to snake to hawk to hunter...until a seed begins to sprout. This wonderful poem deftly deals with a sensitive subject and is inventively illustrated by a prodigiously talented...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596430370
• ISBN13: 9781596430372
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

mysterious and beautiful

both my daughter and i found this book a comforting way to talking about the death of my father. the illustrations are ravishing -- very textured-looking, which i'm not sure you can see on a computer monitor. and the poem about the cycle of life is dark, yes, in the way that death is dark, but also inspiring -- we're all connected, death is inevitable, and ultimately, the death of one thing nurtures another. the story goes on. i think adults are more likely to be troubled by the narrative than kids; i think kids (my daughter was five when we read it, and now my three-year-old loves it) are drawn to the mystery, and yes, even the violence (not explicitly depicted) of animals killing other animals or humans killing animals for food. the language and rhythms of the poem, too, are beautiful. this is a book to facilitate discussion with your kids.