Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book: Life Lessons from Notable People from All Walks of...
- ISBN-10
- 1429963476
- ISBN-13
- 9781429963473
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-10-13
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Press
- Author
- Anita Silvey
Description
"What children's book changed the way you see the world?" Anita Silvey asked this question to more than one hundred of our most respected and admired leaders in society, and she learned about the books that shaped financiers, actors, singers, athletes, activists, artists, comic book creators, novelists, illustrators, teachers... The lessons they recall are inspiring, instructive, and illuminating. And the books they remember resonate as influential reading choices for families. EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM A CHILDREN'S BOOK--with its full color excerpts of beloved children's books, is a treasury and a guide: a collection of fascinating essays and THE gift book of the year for families.
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