A poem for Peter : the story of Ezra Jack Keats and the creation of The snowy day
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Published
New York : Viking / Penguin Young Readers Group, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
52 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Cedar Falls Public Library - Youth Nonfiction Books - 1st Floor | J 813.54 PIN | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
Authors, American -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Children's literature -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature.
Children's poetry, American.
Childrens books.
Illustrators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Keats, Ezra Jack -- Juvenile literature.
Keats, Ezra Jack. -- Snowy day.
Biographies.
Children's literature -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature.
Children's poetry, American.
Childrens books.
Illustrators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Keats, Ezra Jack -- Juvenile literature.
Keats, Ezra Jack. -- Snowy day.
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OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
Authors, American -- Biography.
Autores estadounidenses -- Biografía -- Literatura juvenil.
Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biography
Biography.
book jackets.
Children's literature -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature
Children's literature -- Authorship.
Children's poetry, American -- 21st century
Illustrated case bindings.
Illustrateurs -- États-Unis -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Illustrators -- United States -- Biography.
Jewish authors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Jewish illustrators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Juvenile works.
Keats, Ezra Jack
Keats, Ezra Jack -- Juvenile literature.
Keats, Ezra Jack -- Literatura juvenil.
Keats, Ezra Jack.
Keats, Ezra Jack. -- Snowy day.
Keats, Ezra Jack. -- Snowy day.
Paper case bindings.
Écrivains américains -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Autores estadounidenses -- Biografía -- Literatura juvenil.
Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biography
Biography.
book jackets.
Children's literature -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature
Children's literature -- Authorship.
Children's poetry, American -- 21st century
Illustrated case bindings.
Illustrateurs -- États-Unis -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Illustrators -- United States -- Biography.
Jewish authors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Jewish illustrators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Juvenile works.
Keats, Ezra Jack
Keats, Ezra Jack -- Juvenile literature.
Keats, Ezra Jack -- Literatura juvenil.
Keats, Ezra Jack.
Keats, Ezra Jack. -- Snowy day.
Keats, Ezra Jack. -- Snowy day.
Paper case bindings.
Écrivains américains -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
More Details
Published
New York : Viking / Penguin Young Readers Group, 2016.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 3.8, 1 Points
Level 3.8, 1 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 52).
Description
The story of The Snowy Day begins more than one hundred years ago, when Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. The family were struggling Polish immigrants, and despite Keats's obvious talent, his father worried that Ezra's dream of being an artist was an unrealistic one. But Ezra was determined. By high school he was winning prizes and scholarships. Later, jobs followed with the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and Marvel comics. But it was many years before Keats's greatest dream was realized and he had the opportunity to write and illustrate his own book. For more than two decades, Ezra had kept pinned to his wall a series of photographs of an adorable African American child. In Keats's hands, the boy morphed into Peter, a boy in a red snowsuit, out enjoying the pristine snow; the book became The Snowy Day, winner of the Caldecott Medal, the first mainstream book to feature an African American child. It was also the first of many books featuring Peter and the children of his -- and Keats's -- neighborhood.
Target Audience
Ages 7-10.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,3.8.
Awards
American Library Association Notable Children's Book 01/2017.
Awards
Notable Books of the English Language Arts 2017
Awards
Notable Books for a Global Society 2017
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pinkney, A. D., Johnson, S., & Fancher, L. (2016). A poem for Peter: the story of Ezra Jack Keats and the creation of The snowy day . Viking / Penguin Young Readers Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pinkney, Andrea Davis, Steve Johnson and Lou, Fancher. 2016. A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day. Viking / Penguin Young Readers Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pinkney, Andrea Davis, Steve Johnson and Lou, Fancher. A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day Viking / Penguin Young Readers Group, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pinkney, Andrea Davis,, Steve Johnson, and Lou Fancher. A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day Viking / Penguin Young Readers Group, 2016.
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