The field

Children form teams, build a pitch, and play a joyous game of soccer, in a book with English and Creole (as spoken in Saint Lucia) vocabulary words.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paul, Baptiste (Author)
Other Authors: Alcántara, Jacqueline (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Haitian French Creole
Published: Zürich, Switzerland : NorthSouth Books, Inc., an imprint of NordSüd Verlag, [2018]
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Summary:Children form teams, build a pitch, and play a joyous game of soccer, in a book with English and Creole (as spoken in Saint Lucia) vocabulary words.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical reference.
ISBN:9780735843127
0735843120
Author Notes:Baptiste Paul is an award-winning author whose works include The Field, Peace, and Climb On! His books have garnered many starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and School Library Journal . He loves writing stories inspired by his childhood in Saint Lucia and sharing his island culture and Kweyol/Creole language with anyone who will listen. He lives and works in the U.S., but will travel just about anywhere to talk about his books. To learn more, please visit www.baptistepaul.net.

Jacqueline Alcántara is the award-winning and critically acclaimed illustrator of The Field by Baptiste Paul which received 3 starred reviews and won the Sonia Lynn Sadler Award, was a Junior Library Guild selection, and also appeared on the Horn Book Fanfare Best of 2018, the School Library Journal Best of 2018, and the CCBC 2018 Choices lists. Her other books include Freedom Soup by Tami Charles, Jump at the Sun by Alicia D. Williams, and Jam,Too? by JaNay Brown-Wood. You can find her online at www.jacquelinealcantara.com, or follow her on Instagram @_jacqueline_alcantara