A Place Where Hurricanes Happen - Rilegato

Watson, Renee

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ISBN 10: 0375856099 ISBN 13: 9780375856099

Casa editrice: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2010

Riassunto

Combines simple free verse with illustrations by a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner to relate the experiences of four New Orleans youths whose life-long friendship is tested by the advent of Hurricane Katrina and its varying impact on their families.

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L'autore

Renée Watson has worked as a teaching-artist for more than ten years, teaching creative writing and theater to elementary, middle and high school students. In 2006 Renée travelled to New Orleans where she facilitated poetry and theater workshops with children coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Renée lives in New York, New York. This is her first picture book. You can visit Renée online at www.reneewatson.net.
In 2009, Shadra Strickland received the American Library Association's John Steptoe Award for New Talent and the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award for Bird, her first picture book. Shadra visited New Orleans to research this book, and she was awed by the art scene, the rich culture, and the wonderful people of the city. Shadra lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Book by Watson Renee

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• Editore: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0375856099
• ISBN 13: 9780375856099
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 40
• Disegnatore: Stickland Shadra