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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
poetry
Copyright Year
2011-01-11
Page Count
32
Publisher
Holiday House
Grade Level
1st - 3rd
ISBN
9780823421190
Lexile
610
Themes
love of reading

I Am the Book

Written by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Illustrated by Yayo

Readers will unlock a treasure trove of poems in this exuberant celebration of reading. A book is a wonderful, magical treat. The thirteen poems in this collection encourage young readers to snuggle up with a story and stretch their imaginations, to splash in a sea of tales by day and swashbuckle through chapters late at night. Playful illustrations by Yayo compliment thought-provoking poems by Jane Yolen, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Naomi Shihab Nye, and others.

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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
poetry
Copyright Year
2011-01-11
Page Count
32
Publisher
Holiday House
Grade Level
1st - 3rd
ISBN
9780823421190
Lexile
610
Themes
love of reading
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