| If: A Father's Advice to His Son Contributor(s): Kipling, Rudyard (Author), Smith, Charles R., Jr. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689877994 ISBN-13: 9780689877995 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: Kipling's timeless ode to growing up has been considered a classic since it was first published in 1910. Now, acclaimed photographer Charles R. Smith Jr. brings a fresh vision to Kipling's inspiring words with stylish, kinetic images of young people playing sports. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Boys & Men |
| Dewey: 821.8 |
| LCCN: 2006005312 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 9.22" W x 9.46" (0.89 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What makes a boy into a man? Courage. Confidence. Patience. Integrity... For more than one hundred years, this classic poems has inspired readers to reach for the best in themselves. In pictures and words, here's what every boy needs to know most. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smith Jr, Charles R.: - Charles R. Smith, Jr. is an acclaimed poet and the Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator of My People, a picture book based on the poem by Langston Hughes. He is also the illustrator of If, the author and photographer of I Am the World, and he won the Coretta Scott King Author Honor for his book Twelve Rounds To Glory. He grew up in California and attended the Brooks Institute of Photography. A magazine and book cover photographer in addition to a picture book creator, Charles lives with his wife and kids in Poughkeepsie, New York. Visit him at CharlesRSmithJr.com.Smith, Charles R., Jr.: - Charles R. Smith, Jr. is an acclaimed poet and the Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator of My People, a picture book based on the poem by Langston Hughes. He is also the illustrator of If, the author and photographer of I Am the World, and he won the Coretta Scott King Author Honor for his book Twelve Rounds To Glory. He grew up in California and attended the Brooks Institute of Photography. A magazine and book cover photographer in addition to a picture book creator, Charles lives with his wife and kids in Poughkeepsie, New York. Visit him at CharlesRSmithJr.com. |