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Bookjoy, wordjoy / poems by Pat Mora ; illustrations by Raúl Colón.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Lee & Low Books, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781620142868
  • 1620142864
Uniform titles:
  • Poems. Selections
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Welcome -- Books and me -- Collecting words -- Fireflies -- Happy visits -- Our cottage in the woods -- Library magic -- Who's inside? -- Antelope Canyon -- ¡Bravo! Hip-hop book day! -- Writing secrets -- Singing and sashaying -- Jazzy duet = Dueto de jazz -- Wordjoy -- Bookjoy around the world -- Note to educators and families -- Heart music.
Summary: "An inspiring collection of the author's own glorious poems celebrating a love of words and all the ways we use and interact with them: reading, speaking, writing, singing, and storytelling. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used in the poems"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 811.6 M827 Available 33111008911436
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 811.6 M827 Available 33111009242096
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An inspiring collection of Pat Mora's own glorious poems celebrating a love of words and all the ways we use and interact with them: reading, speaking, writing, and singing.

Whether we are collecting words, reading favorite books in the library, celebrating holidays, writing poems, sharing secrets, or singing a jazzy duet, words and books can take us on wonderful adventures and bring us joy. Poet Pat Mora has brought together a collection of her poems that celebrates engaging with words and books in all these ways and more. Vivid illustrations by Raúl Colón bring the poems to life and interpret the magic of the language with captivating images in a style influenced by Mexican muralists. Together the poems and illustrations are sure to inspire creative wordplay in readers of all ages.

We can read, you and I,
see letters become words,
and words become books ...
You and I read, round and round,
bookjoy around the world.

"Versions of these poems previously appeared as follows ..."--Title page verso.

Welcome -- Books and me -- Collecting words -- Fireflies -- Happy visits -- Our cottage in the woods -- Library magic -- Who's inside? -- Antelope Canyon -- ¡Bravo! Hip-hop book day! -- Writing secrets -- Singing and sashaying -- Jazzy duet = Dueto de jazz -- Wordjoy -- Bookjoy around the world -- Note to educators and families -- Heart music.

"An inspiring collection of the author's own glorious poems celebrating a love of words and all the ways we use and interact with them: reading, speaking, writing, singing, and storytelling. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used in the poems"-- Provided by publisher.

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