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How to Read a Book

How to Read a Book - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Kwame Alexander, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2019-06-18Pages:32
Language:EnglishPublisher:HarperCollinsISBN-13:9780062307811ISBN-10:62307819UPC:9780062307811Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Books & Libraries, Imagination & Play, Stories in VerseSize:10.30 x 8.80 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC9H63NRQ6

A stunning new picture book from Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander and Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet This New York Times bestselling duo has teamed up for the first time to bring you How to Read a Book, a poetic and beautiful journey about the experience of reading.

Find a tree--a

black tupelo or

dawn redwood will do--and

plant yourself.

(It's okay if you prefer a stoop, like Langston Hughes.)

With these words, an adventure begins. Kwame Alexander's evocative poetry and Melissa Sweet's lush artwork come together to take readers on a sensory journey between the pages of a book.

How to Read a Book has received three starred reviews

Language:EnglishPublisher:HarperCollinsISBN-13:9780062307811ISBN-10:62307819UPC:9780062307811Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Books & Libraries, Imagination & Play, Stories in VerseSize:10.30 x 8.80 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC9H63NRQ6
Sweet, Melissa: -

Melissa Sweet has illustrated more than one hundred books. Her work has been in magazines, on greeting cards, and on her living room walls. Melissa has received the Caldecott Honor Medal twice, among many other awards, including the Sibert Medal, and is a New York Times bestselling author and artist. Melissa lives in Maine. You can visit her at www.melissasweet.net.

Alexander, Kwame: -

Kwame Alexander is a poet, an educator, and the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-nine books, including Rebound, the follow-up to his Newbery Medal-winning novel, The Crossover. Kwame writes for children of all ages. His other picture books include Undefeated, Animal Ark, and Out of Wonder. A regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, Kwame is the recipient of several awards, including the Coretta Scott King Author Honor, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, three NAACP Image Award nominations, and the 2018 inaugural Conroy Legacy Award. He believes that poetry can change the world, and he uses it to inspire and empower young people through his writing workshop, the Write Thing. Kwame is also the host and producer of the literary variety/talk show Bookish. You can visit him at www.kwamealexander.com.

Publisher: HarperCollins

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