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A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
Jen Bryant
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
Jen Bryant
Descripción
2009 Caldecott Honor Book
An ALA Notable Book
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book
A Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book
NCTE Notable Children's Book When he wrote poems, he felt as free as the Passaic River as it rushed to the falls. Willie's notebooks filled up, one after another. Willie's words gave him freedom and peace, but he also knew he needed to earn a living. So he went off to medical school and became a doctor -- one of the busiest men in town! Yet he never stopped writing poetry. In this picture book biography of William Carlos Williams, Jen Bryant's engaging prose and Melissa Sweet's stunning mixed-media illustrations celebrate the amazing man who found a way to earn a living and to honor his calling to be a poet.
An ALA Notable Book
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book
A Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book
NCTE Notable Children's Book When he wrote poems, he felt as free as the Passaic River as it rushed to the falls. Willie's notebooks filled up, one after another. Willie's words gave him freedom and peace, but he also knew he needed to earn a living. So he went off to medical school and became a doctor -- one of the busiest men in town! Yet he never stopped writing poetry. In this picture book biography of William Carlos Williams, Jen Bryant's engaging prose and Melissa Sweet's stunning mixed-media illustrations celebrate the amazing man who found a way to earn a living and to honor his calling to be a poet.
Detalles
| Formato | Tapa dura |
| Número de Páginas | 34 |
| Lenguaje | Inglés |
| Editorial | Eerdmans Books for Young Readers |
| Fecha de Publicación | 2008-08-01 |
| Dimensiones | 10.2" x 9.2" x 0.4" pulgadas |
| Serie | Incredible Lives for Young Readers |
| Letra Grande | No |
| Con Ilustraciones | Si |
| Edad | 7-18 |
| Temas | Siglo 20, 1851-1899 |
| Premios | Beehive Awards 2010 (Nominee), Caldecott Medal 2009 (Honor Book), Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens 2009 (Recommended), Cybils 2008 (Finalist), Delaware Diamonds Award 2009 (Nominee), Keystone to Reading Book Award 2010 (Nominee), Lupine Award 2008 (Winner), Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) 2008 (Recommended) |
Acerca del Autor
Sweet, Melissa
Melissa Sweet (www.melissasweet.net) hasillustrated many award winning books, including ARiver of Words (Eerdmans), a 2009 Caldecott Honorbook, and A Splash of Red (Knopf), an NCTEOrbis Pictus Award winner and a Sibert Honor book. Shealso wrote and illustrated Balloons OverBroadway (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), winner of the2012 Sibert Medal and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award.Melissa lives in Maine.Bryant, Jen
Jen Bryant has written numerous books for young readers, including Georgia's Bones and A River ofWords, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award.Her book A Splash of Red (Knopf)received the Schneider Family Book Award and theNCTE Orbis Pictus Award for nonfiction. She lives inPennsylvania.Garantía & Otros
| Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
| Peso: | 0.386 kg |
| SKU: | 9780802853028 |
| Publicado en Unimart.com: | 17/12/24 |
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