City Kids

City Kids

$18.95
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Series: Poetry
Genre: Philippe Béha
Tag: All books
Publisher: Tradewind Books
Publication Year: September 2010
Illustrator: Philippe Béha
ASIN: 1896580440
ISBN: 9781896580449
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About the Book

Celebrated poet X.J. Kennedy captures what it means to be a kid in a city full of zany characters and urban adventures waiting to happen. Philippe Béha’s exuberant illustrations are a perfect match to these humorous rhymes.

Set in cities in Canada, the US and the UK, city kids will see themselves reflected in these amusing poems.

Praise for City Kids:

“There is plenty of child appeal and perspective, as well as…rhymes and alliteration to catch the fancy of young listeners. Recommended.” — Library Media Connection

Awards:

The Lion and the Unicorn – Honor Book 2011

Resource Links – Best of 2010

About the Illustrator:

Philippe Béha has won many awards, including The Mr. Christie Award and the Governor General’s Award. He was Canada’s 2014 nomination for the IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

About the Author
X. J. Kennedy

is one of America's celebrated poets for children, he has published numerous works including more than 10 collections of verse and two novels. He is the winner of the 2009 Robert Frost Medal awarded by the Poetry Society of America for distinguished lifetime of service to American poetry and the prestigious National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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