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How to read a book

by Alexander, Kwame,

Format: Print Book 2019
Availability: Available at 37 Libraries 39 of 50 copies

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Baldwin Borough Library Picture Book J ALE
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Bethel Park Public Library Picture Books PB ALEXANDER Kwame
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CLP - Sheraden Children's Picture Books j FICTION Alexander
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CLP - Squirrel Hill Children's Picture Books j FICTION Alexander
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CLP - Woods Run Children's Picture Books j FICTION Alexander
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Carnegie Library of Homestead Juvenile Picture Book J PIC Alex
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Community Library of Allegheny Valley - Harrison Picture Books Je A
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Community Library of Castle Shannon Picture Book PICTURE BOOK Alexande
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Cooper-Siegel Community Library Picture Book E ALE
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Crafton Public Library Juvenile - Picture Books PICT F ALEXAND 2019 CRAFTON 6/19
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Millvale Community Library Juvenile Picture Books CHF ALE
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Monroeville Public Library Juvenile Picture Books J E ALEXANDER
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Moon Township Public Library Easy READING JE ALEXANDER
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Northland Public Library Children's Picture Books J PIC ALEXANDER
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Oakmont Carnegie Library Easy Fiction E ALE
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Summary

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!

Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "Come, let your fingers wonder as they wander through this engaging and mesmerizing ode to reading. Beginning with the captivating front endpapers that contain a poem and letters of the alphabet, this title is a treat to ears and eyes with its lyrical language and visual metaphors. Newbery medalist Alexander instructs the reader on how to best go about devouring a book, likening it to peeling a piece of fruit and savoring its goodness. First, pick a comfortable place to sit, open a book, and open your mind to all that volume has to offer. Caldecott Honor Book illustrator Sweet's intricate collage art uses an array of materials, including text and images from Bambi, old book covers, watercolors, and gouache paintings. Popping pink, orange, yellow, and purple leap from the artwork, creating an energy and optimism that will keep readers glued to the pages. Books take on the shape of a bookmobile, a guitar, a record player, and a toaster that spews forth letters spelling Once upon a Time. One gatefold and a die-cut page continue to enthrall and expand enthusiasm. The author admonishes readers: Don't rush though: Your eyes need time to taste. Your soul needs room to bloom. Endnotes by the author and illustrator describe how they came to create this delightful and appealing instruction manual.HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Newbery medalist Alexander is popular across genres, and Caldecott Honoree Sweet's illustratrions enhance any project; together, they make an irresistible (and multi-award-winning) team--Maryann Owen Copyright 2019 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "Newbery Medalist Alexander's love poem to literacy conjures up startling, luscious images: to begin reading a book, he tells readers, "peel its gentle skin,/ like you would/ a clementine..../ Dig your thumb/ at the bottom/ of each juicy section." Caldecott Honor artist Sweet (Some Writer!) riffs on his verse, line by line, imbuing spreads with the feel of a continually evolving, handmade Valentine (as the copyright page pointedly notes, "no computer was used in making this art"). By turns dreamy and ecstatic, the images include portraits of blissed-out readers in a variety of settings, all constructed from swaths of saturated neon color and literary-themed ephemera (pages from Bambi are used throughout). One gatefold transforms a book into an electric orange triple-decker party bus, with 18 windows revealing allusive scenes made from cut paper and collage. The text, set in hand-lettered capitals, sprawls and stacks energetically as it proclaims its bibliophilia-sometimes whispering and cooing, sometimes shouting from the rooftops that it's got it bad for books. And why not? As Alexander writes, "Now, sleep./ dream./ hope./ (you never reach)/ the end." Ages 4-8. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."
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Additional Information
Subjects Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading -- Fiction.
Publisher New York, NY :2019
Edition First edition.
Contributors Sweet, Melissa, illustrator.
Audience Ages 4-8.
Language English
Notes Includes one fold-out page.
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN 9780062307811
0062307819
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