Read and rise / by Sandra L. Pinkney ; photographs by Myles C. Pinkney ; foreword by Maya Angelou.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : Scholastic, c2006.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 27 cmISBN: - 0439309298 (trade bdg.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Books & Reading | Pinkney, Sandra L | Available | 33111004861296 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Scholastic and the National Urban League come together with Myles and Sandra Pinkney to inspire African-American children to realize their dreams and achieve their goals through reading.
In a chair
turning pages
sitting in the cockpit
flying high in the sky
READ AND RISE
Through reading, children can be inspired to become almost anything: pilot, teacher, firefighter, doctor, chef, astronaut. READ AND RISE relays this message through vivid photographs and poetic words that encourage children to READ AND RISE.
"Cartwheel books."
Photographs and poetic text celebrate reading as a means of encouraging African American children to pursue their dreams.