Overview

"A picture book that captures a child's discovery of the power of reading. Before he leaves for his first day of school, Chepito runs outside to play. He comes across all kinds of people in his neighborhood who are reading. ""Why, why, why?"" he sings, and they each have a different answer for him, whether it's a man reading a newspaper, a young girl enjoying a comic, a couple of tourists consulting a guidebook or an archeologist studying hieroglyphics. Later that day, Chepito discovers the fun of reading for himself, and he even brings home a book to share with his little sister. Elisa Amado has written a perfect introduction to the pleasures and uses of the written word. Set in a delightfully retro world by illustrator Manuel Monroy, this book is a true celebration of reading. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4 Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song."

Full Product Details

Author:   Elisa Amado ,  Manuel Monroy
Publisher:   Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Imprint:   Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Edition:   First Trade Paper Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.099kg
ISBN:  

9781773060040

ISBN 10:   177306004
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   13 April 2017
Recommended Age:   From 3 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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...captures some of the initial excitement of emergent literacy against a setting too-little seen in North American children's books. -Kirkus Reviews ...a pleasurable, rhythmic read... -Booklist ...an inspirational example for emergent readers....Highly recommended. -CM Magazine This is learning by chatting, in a society in which strangers are not dangers but fascinating resources and friends. -Quill & Quire ...a thoughtful offering for soon-to-be literates that just may get them thinking about the power of reading. -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books ...the perfect book... -The Mid West Book Review

.. .captures some of the initial excitement of emergent literacy against a setting too-little seen in North American children's books. <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> .. .a pleasurable, rhythmic read... <i>Booklist</i> .. .an inspirational example for emergent readers....Highly recommended. <i>CM Magazine</i> This is learning by chatting, in a society in which strangers are not dangers but fascinating resources and friends. <i>Quill & Quire</i> .. .a thoughtful offering for soon-to-be literates that just may get them thinking about the power of reading. <i>Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books</i> .. .the perfect book... <i>The Mid West Book Review</i>

.. .captures some of the initial excitement of emergent literacy against a setting too-little seen in North American children's books. --Kirkus Reviews .. .a pleasurable, rhythmic read... --Booklist .. .an inspirational example for emergent readers....Highly recommended. --CM Magazine This is learning by chatting, in a society in which strangers are not dangers but fascinating resources and friends. --Quill & Quire .. .a thoughtful offering for soon-to-be literates that just may get them thinking about the power of reading. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books .. .the perfect book... --The Mid West Book Review

Author Information

Elisa Amado is a Guatemalan-born author and translator. She has written Barrilete: A Kite for the Day of the Dead / Un barrilete para el Da de los muertos, Cousins (Primas) and Tricycle (El triciclo), which is on the Amricas Award Commended List and is a USBBY Outstanding International Book. She is also the author of Why Are You Doing That?, a companion volume to this book. She lives in Toronto. Manuel Monroy is one of Mexico's most celebrated illustrators who has exhibited his art in Mexico, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan. He has won the A la Orilla del Viento and the Noma Concours Encouragement Prize, and he has been included on the IBBY Honour List. His illustrations appear in Rooster / Gallo, Be a Baby (Se un beb), When I Was a Boy Neruda Called Me Policarpo and Why Are You Doing That? He lives in Mexico City.

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