| Sidewalk Chalk: Poems of the City Boyds Mills PR Edition Contributor(s): Weatherford, Carole Boston (Author), Tokunbo, Dimitrea (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1590784154 ISBN-13: 9781590784150 Publisher: Wordsong OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.1" W x 10" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 67007 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At every corner, down every block, a city percolates with people at work and play: girls jumping double Dutch, the shoeshine man polishing a pair of wing tips, boys heading toward the basketball court. Each neighborhood is filled with unique characters (the beautician, the barber, the short-order cook) and places (the storefront churches, the outdoor market, the park pool) - all as familiar as family. Carole Boston Weatherford pays tribute to these sights and sounds of urban life in twenty fresh and rhythmic poems. In quiet moments and lively street scenes, her work captures the excitement and diversity found in these places that have no trees / to climb but where people young and old still reach for the stars. Dimitrea Tokunbo's vivid illustrations are sure to delight. |