| Wings Contributor(s): Klein, Cheryl B. (Author), dePaola, Tomie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1534405100 ISBN-13: 9781534405103 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience - Juvenile Fiction | Stories In Verse (see Also Poetry) - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Birds |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2017052949 |
| Lexile Measure: 90 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.2" W x 11.2" (0.85 lbs) 40 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Debut picture book author Cheryl B. Klein and Caldecott Honor winner Tomie dePaola sweetly capture a baby bird's journey to first flight. Wings Clings. Flings... With a cleverly simple rhyme and playful, vibrant artwork, Cheryl B. Klein and Tomie dePaola lovingly paint the picture of a baby bird's first flight--overcoming stings and dings along the way to soar triumphantly. |
Contributor Bio(s): Klein, Cheryl B.: - Cheryl B. Klein is the author of The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults. Her late grandfather was a professor of children's literature, and he organized an annual literary festival that once hosted Tomie dePaola! Cheryl grew up in a small town called Peculiar, Missouri, and now lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she works as an editor of children's and young adult books. Wings is her first picture book. Visit her online at CherylKlein.com and on social media as @chavelaque.dePaola, Tomie: - Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children's book authors and illustrators of our time and the winner of the 2011 Children's Literature Legacy Award (formerly known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award), among other lifetime achievement awards. A Newbery Honor winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and its companions, as well as Oliver Button Is a Sissy; The Legend of Old Befana; The Clown of God; Michael Bird-Boy; Andy, That's My Name; and the New York Times bestseller Quiet. A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in New London, New Hampshire. Visit him online at Tomie.com and TomiesBlog.Blogspot.com. |