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A river of words : the story of William Carlos Williams / Jen Bryant ; illustrated by Melissa Sweet.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Incredible lives for young readersPublisher: Grand Rapids, MI : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2008Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • Children
ISBN:
  • 9780802853028
  • 0802853021
  • 9780329708887
  • 0329708880
Other title:
  • Story of William Carlos Williams
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Awards:
  • Caldecott Honor Book, 2009
  • Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2009.
  • Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor, 2009.
  • Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended
Summary: Willie loved to write-words gave him freedom and peace. But he also knew that he needed to earn a living, so when he grew up he went off to medical school and became a doctor-one of the busiest men in town! Yet he never stopped writing. In this picture book biography of poet William Carlos Williams, Jen Bryant's engaging prose and Melissa Sweet's stunning mixed-media illustrations celebrate the amazing man whose poems about ordinary, everyday things will inspire young readers to create poems of their own. A Junior Literary Guild Selection.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography WILLIAMS W. B915 Available 2009 Caldecott Honor Book 33111010846075
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

2009 Caldecott Honor Book
An ALA Notable Book
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book
A Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book
NCTE Notable Children's Book

When he wrote poems, he felt as free as the Passaic River as it rushed to the falls. Willie's notebooks filled up, one after another. Willie's words gave him freedom and peace, but he also knew he needed to earn a living. So he went off to medical school and became a doctor -- one of the busiest men in town! Yet he never stopped writing poetry. In this picture book biography of William Carlos Williams, Jen Bryant's engaging prose and Melissa Sweet's stunning mixed-media illustrations celebrate the amazing man who found a way to earn a living and to honor his calling to be a poet.

820 Lexile.

Includes bibliographical references.

Willie loved to write-words gave him freedom and peace. But he also knew that he needed to earn a living, so when he grew up he went off to medical school and became a doctor-one of the busiest men in town! Yet he never stopped writing. In this picture book biography of poet William Carlos Williams, Jen Bryant's engaging prose and Melissa Sweet's stunning mixed-media illustrations celebrate the amazing man whose poems about ordinary, everyday things will inspire young readers to create poems of their own. A Junior Literary Guild Selection.

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 4.6 0.5.

Caldecott Honor Book, 2009

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2009.

Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor, 2009.

Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended

Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.6 0.5 124292.

Reading Counts RC 3-5 5.4 3 Quiz: 44060.

Accelerated Reader Grades K-4 4.6 0.5 Quiz 124292 English non-fiction.

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