Exquisite : the poetry and life of Gwendolyn Brooks / by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera.
Record details
- ISBN: 1419734113
- ISBN: 9781419734113
- ISBN: 9781419734113 : SAL
- ISBN: 1419734113 : SAL
- ISBN: 9781419734113
- ISBN: 1419734113
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Publisher: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary, etc.: | A biography of African American poet, Gwendolyn Brooks. "Before Gwendolyn Brooks became the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize, she was a little girl who dared to dream. Gwendolyn grew up surrounded by fine poetry. From an early age, she memorized the poems her father read to her and soon began to pen her own. Gwendolyn found inspiration all around her: in the colorful clouds overhead; in the people in her neighborhood; in loss, loneliness, and love. This picture book biography shares Gwendolyn's journey as she creates a beloved body of work and shows readers how her dream became her exquisite future."--book jacket. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 6-9 years Grades levels 1-4 Lexile measure 870L |
Awards Note: | 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor Book 2021 Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book 2021 Association of Library Service to Children Notable Children's Book |
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Genre: | Picture books. Biographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Sherman Library.
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Exquisite : The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
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Exquisite : The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
Suzanne Slade is the award-winning author of many books for children, including several about other groundbreaking women, such as Dangerous Jane and A Computer Called Katherine . Slade lives in Libertyville, Illinois. Cozbi A. Cabrera holds a BFA from Parsons School of Design. She has illustrated several books for children and is also well known for her handmade cloth dolls. Cabrera lives in Evanston, Illinois.