Twist: Yoga Poems Contributor(s): Wong, Janet S. (Author), Paschkis, Julie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689873948 ISBN-13: 9780689873942 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2007 Annotation: Young readers can explore yoga in a new way with this collection of 16 original poems. Yoga postures come alive in Wong's artful poetry, and vibrant illustrations by Paschkis transform each pose into a picture and a story sure to exercise the imagination as well as the body. Full color. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Fitness & Exercise |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 2005015888 |
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 8.81" W x 11.07" (1.04 lbs) 40 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 114544 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Come explore yoga in a new way with TWIST, a collection of sixteen original poems sure to inspire even the youngest yogi Feel the damp soil beneath you as Cobra, and grab hold of a star as Half-Moon. From Low Crow to Eagle and from Triangle to Tree, yoga comes alive with Janet S. Wong's artful creativity. Add vibrant illustrations by Julie Paschkis, and each pose is no longer simply a stretching position, but a picture and a story that will exercise the imagination as well as the body |
Contributor Bio(s): Wong, Janet S.: - Janet S. Wong is the author of more than a dozen picture books and poetry collections. Her work includes Night Garden: Poems from the World of Dreams, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, and Knock on Wood: Poems About Superstitions, both illustrated by Julie Paschkis, as well as Grump, a Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Book, illustrated by John Wallace. Janet lives with her family in Medina, Washington.Paschkis, Julie: - Julie Paschkis is a painter and award-winning illustrator of many children's books, including Flutter and Hum / Aleto y Zumbido, P. Zonka Lays an Egg, and Apple Cake: A Love Story. A love of pattern and of folk art shows in all her work. She lives in Seattle, Washington. Visit her online at JuliePaschkis.com. |