The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats

The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats PDF Author: Claudia J. Nahson
Publisher: Jewish Museum
ISBN: 9780300170221
Category : African Americans in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Jewish Museum, New York, Sept. 9, 2011-Jan. 29, 2012.

The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats

The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats PDF Author: Claudia J. Nahson
Publisher: Jewish Museum
ISBN: 9780300170221
Category : African Americans in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Jewish Museum, New York, Sept. 9, 2011-Jan. 29, 2012.

The Snowy Day

The Snowy Day PDF Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0670013250
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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The magic and wonder of winter’s first snowfall is perfectly captured in Ezra Jack Keat’s Caldecott Medal-winning picture book. Young readers can enjoy this celebrated classic as a full-sized board book, perfect for read-alouds of all kinds and a great gift for the holiday season. In 1962, a little boy named Peter put on his snowsuit and stepped out of his house and into the hearts of millions of readers. Universal in its appeal, this story beautifully depicts a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. This big, sturdy edition will bring even more young readers to the story of Peter and his adventures in the snow. Ezra Jack Keats was also the creator of such classics as Goggles, A Letter to Amy, Pet Show!, Peter’s Chair, and A Whistle for Willie. (This book is also available in Spanish, as Un dia de nieve.) Praise for The Snowy Day: “Keats made Peter’s world so inviting that it beckons us. Perhaps the busyness of daily life in the 21st century makes us appreciate Peter even more—a kid who has the luxury of a whole day to just be outside, surrounded by snow that’s begging to be enjoyed.” —The Atlantic "Ezra Jack Keats's classic The Snowy Day, winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal, pays homage to the wonder and pure pleasure a child experiences when the world is blanketed in snow."—Publisher's Weekly

A Poem for Peter

A Poem for Peter PDF Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 042528770X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 29

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A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day. 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 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. Andrea Davis Pinkney’s lyrical narrative tells the inspiring story of a boy who pursued a dream, and who, in turn, inspired generations of other dreamers.

A Letter to Amy

A Letter to Amy PDF Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0670880639
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Generations of children have read, re-read, and loved Ezra Jack Keats's award-winning, classic stories about Peter and his neighborhood friends. Now, for the first time, Peter's Chair, A Letter to Amy, and Goggles! are available in paperback exclusively from Puffin. "A master of ingenious collages, Keats has made brilliant variegated pictures."—The Horn Book Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) was the beloved author and/or illustrator of more than eighty-five books for children.

Whistle for Willie

Whistle for Willie PDF Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698165624
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Since it was first published in 1964, Whistle for Willie has delighted millions of young readers with its nearly wordless text and its striking collage artwork depicting the story of Peter, who longs to whistle for his dog. The New York Times wrote: "Mr. Keats' illustrations boldly, colorfully capture the child, his city world, and the shimmering heat of a summer's day."

Goggles!

Goggles! PDF Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0670880620
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

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When Peter and his friend Archie find motorcycle goggles, some bigger boys try to take them away. Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Keats's Neighborhood

Keats's Neighborhood PDF Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0670035866
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Ezra Jack Keats is widely acknowledged as one of the first people to feature realistic, friendly, multi-ethnic urban settings in his picture books-forever changing the landscape of children's literature in the process. Now this beautiful collection brings together nine of his best-loved stories, including the 1963 Caldecott Medal-winning book The Snowy Day and Caldecott Honor book Goggles!, plus Whistle for Willie, Peter's Chair, Apt. 3, and others. Also included is artwork from an unfinished picture book, The Giant Turnip, published here for the very first time. An introduction by celebrated critic of children's literature Anita Silvey outlines Keats's career and inimitable contributions. In addition, five of the most important writers and illustrators working in the field today share their thoughts on Keats and the legacy he left behind. An afterword describes his incredible life, from his childhood in Brooklyn to children's book legend.

Pet Show!

Pet Show! PDF Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0142300004
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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How can you enter a pet show when your pet runs away? That's the question Archie faces when he can't find his cat to enter in the neighborhood pet show. Fortunately, he does some fast thinking to win a prize in this beloved classic from award-winning author-illustrator Ezra Jack Keats.

And Then It's Spring

And Then It's Spring PDF Author: Julie Fogliano
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596436247
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Book Description
Caldecott-winning artist of A Sick Day for Amos McGee, Erin Stead, dazzles once again in this ode to the first stirrings of spring.

My Dog Is Lost!

My Dog Is Lost! PDF Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613150194
Category : Puerto Rican-Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Two days after arriving in New York from Puerto Rico, eight-year-old Juanito, who speaks no English, loses his dog and searches for it all over the city making new friends along the way.