Bookjoy, Wordjoy by Mora, Pat

Bookjoy, Wordjoy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781620142868)

Vendor: Pat Mora
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
$19.95
$19.95
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Bookjoy, Wordjoy by Mora, Pat

Bookjoy, Wordjoy

$19.95
Bookjoy, Wordjoy by Mora, Pat

Bookjoy, Wordjoy

$19.95
Format: Hardcover
Description
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An inspiring collection of Pat Mora's own glorious poems celebrating a love of words and all the ways we use and interact with them: reading, speaking, writing, and singing.

Whether we are collecting words, reading favorite books in the library, celebrating holidays, writing poems, sharing secrets, or singing a jazzy duet, words and books can take us on wonderful adventures and bring us joy. Poet Pat Mora has brought together a collection of her poems that celebrates engaging with words and books in all these ways and more. Vivid illustrations by Ra伃 Col bring the poems to life and interpret the magic of the language with captivating images in a style influenced by Mexican muralists. Together the poems and illustrations are sure to inspire creative wordplay in readers of all ages.

We can read, you and I,
see letters become words,
and words become books ...
You and I read, round and round,
bookjoy around the world.



Author: Pat Mora
ISBN-10: 1620142864
ISBN-13: 9781620142868
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Language: English
Published: 08/07/2018
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.90h x 9.20w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/07/2018
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2018
School Library Journal 07/01/2018 pg. 98
Booklist 07/01/2018 pg. 58
Shelf Awareness 08/07/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory
By Pat Mora
By Pat Mora
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Pat Mora is the celebrated Latina author of forty award-winning children's poetry and prose picture books. A lifelong literacy advocate, she founded Children's Day, Book Day (El d僘 de los nis, el d僘 de los libros) to celebrate children and motivate them to become readers with daily support from families, teachers, and librarians and annual festivities on April 30. Mora lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit her online at patmora.com.

Raul Col is a popular children's book illustrator whose work has also appeared in many national publications. He has illustrated more than thirty award-winning picture books, including those by Dr. Jill Biden and Frank McCourt. Col is known for his unique mixed-media illustration technique, which creates artwork rich in texture and deep colors. He lived in Puerto Rico as a young boy and now resides in New City, New York, with his family.

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