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Home: A Collaboration of Thirty Authors & Illustrators
Contributor(s): Rosen, Michael J. (Author), Various (Illustrator), Various (Author)
ISBN: 0064434702     ISBN-13: 9780064434706
Publisher: HarperCollins
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 1996
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Annotation: In this very special collection, thirty distinguished authors and illustrators explore the unique and varied meanings of home. Their beautiful words and magnificent art affirm the importance--and joy--of having a place of one's own.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty
Dewey: E
LCCN: 91029125
Series: Reading Rainbow Books
Physical Information: 0.11" H x 7.98" W x 9.98" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 9515
Reading Level: 4.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:

In this very special anthology of beautifully poetic short stories, thirty distinguished authors and illustrators explore the unique and varied meanings of home. Their touching words and magnificent art affirm the importance--and joy--of having a place to call one's own.

Culturally diverse, multi-representative, and socially inclusive, this book is nourishment for the young soul.

At a time when displacement and homelessness remain painfully present in our society, this classic anthology is indispensable.

The distinguished contributors to this collection include:

  • Franz Brandenberg
  • Mimi Brodsky
  • Lucille Clifton
  • Virginia Hamilton
  • Jamake Highwater
  • Karla Kuskin
  • Myra Cohn Livingston
  • Liz Rosenberg
  • Cynthia Rylant
  • Jon Scieszka
  • Laurence Yep
  • Jane Yolen
  • Arthur Yorinks
  • Aliki
  • Karen Barbour
  • Pat Cummings
  • Lisa Desimini
  • Leo and Diane Dillon
  • Richard Egielski
  • Sheila Hamanaka
  • James Marshall
  • Jerry Pinkney
  • Vladimir Radunsky
  • James Ransome
  • Aminah Robinson
  • Marc Simont
  • Lane Smith
  • Mary Szilagyi
  • Vera B. Williams

Home can be. . .

playing on the stoop of your building,

sitting in your grandmother's kitchen,

or hiding under your back porch stairs.


Contributor Bio(s): Rosen, Michael J.: -

Michael J. Rosen was among those involved in the very first days of Thurber House and he continued to serve as its literary director for twenty years. Michael is the author of some 150 other books--poetry, young-adult novels, anthologies, picture books, cookbooks--for readers of all ages. Most recently, he has published James Thurber's Collected Fables, as well as a hefty monograph, A Mile and a Half of Lines: The Art of James Thurber, that coincides with an exhibition at the Columbus Museum of Art that he's curated in honor of the Year of Thurber (2019). He's also an editor, ceramic artist, illustrator, and companion animal to a cattle dog named Chant.

www.michaeljrosen.com

Various: -

HarperCollins Publishers is a proud supporter of First Book, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their own new books. The primary goal of First Book is to work with existing literacy programs to distribute new books to children who, for economic reasons, have little or no access to books. In this way, First Book effectively leverages the heroic efforts of local tutoring, mentoring, and family literacy organizations as they work to reach children who need help the most. First Book distributes millions of books to hundreds of thousands of children nationwide each year. For more information on First Book, please visit www.firstbook.org.

Various: -

HarperCollins Publishers is a proud supporter of First Book, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their own new books. The primary goal of First Book is to work with existing literacy programs to distribute new books to children who, for economic reasons, have little or no access to books. In this way, First Book effectively leverages the heroic efforts of local tutoring, mentoring, and family literacy organizations as they work to reach children who need help the most. First Book distributes millions of books to hundreds of thousands of children nationwide each year. For more information on First Book, please visit www.firstbook.org.