A child's book of prayers and blessings from faiths and cultures around the world
"From cultures and countries near and far, this collection of more than twenty poems and prayers selected especially to share with children affirms the wonder and beauty of all things great and small in our world. Whether it be the flowers in spring, the wind and the rain, the wide sunset, or f...
Main Author: | Jordan, Deloris (Author) |
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Other Authors: | Strickland, Shadra (Illustrator) |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,
[2017]
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Edition: | First edition. |
Subjects: |
Summary: |
"From cultures and countries near and far, this collection of more than twenty poems and prayers selected especially to share with children affirms the wonder and beauty of all things great and small in our world. Whether it be the flowers in spring, the wind and the rain, the wide sunset, or friends and family whom we hold dear, there are many reasons to give thanks for the world we live in"-- |
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Item Description: |
"A Paula Wiseman book." ISBN reused from 2010 previous hardcover edition titled: A child's first book of prayers. |
Physical Description: |
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9781416995500 |
Author Notes: |
Shadra Strickland studied, design, writing, and illustration at Syracuse University and later went on to complete her MFA at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She won the Ezra Jack Keats Award and the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent in 2009 for her work in her first picture book, Bird , written by Zetta Elliott. Strickland coillustrated Our Children Can Soar , winner of a 2010 NAACP Image Award. She teaches illustration at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. Visit her online at ShadraStrickland.com. |