Everything is a poem the best of J. Patrick Lewis
"A delightfully wide-ranging poetry collection taken from previously published and new works by American poet J. Patrick Lewis is illustrated by Italian artist Maria Cristina Pritelli"--Provided by publisher.
| Main Author: | Lewis, J. Patrick. |
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| Other Authors: | Pritelli, Maria Cristina (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Mankato, MN :
Creative Editions,
2014.
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| Edition: | First Edition. |
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| Summary: |
"A delightfully wide-ranging poetry collection taken from previously published and new works by American poet J. Patrick Lewis is illustrated by Italian artist Maria Cristina Pritelli"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: |
87 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 x 27 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781568462400 (Hardcover : alk. paper) 1568462409 (Hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Author Notes: |
J. Patrick Lewis was born on May 5, 1942. He is a poet and prose writer who is known for his children's poems. He worked as a professor of economics before devoting himself full-time to writing in 1998. He is the author of 90 children's books including: BoshBlobberBosh, Please Bury Me in the Library, A Hippopotamusn't, First Dog, Spot the Plot, The House, and The National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry. In 2014, his title Voices from the March on Washington, made the Hot Civil Rights Titles List. He has received many awards from the American Library Association, The Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Claudia Lewis Award from The Bank Street School and others. He also received the 2010-11 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Excellence in Children's Poetry Award. He was also named the third, U.S. Children's Poet Laureate for 2011-2013 by the Poetry Foundation in Chicago. (Bowker Author Biography) |