| A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader Contributor(s): Popova, Maria (Editor), Bedrick, Claudia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1592702287 ISBN-13: 9781592702282 Publisher: Enchanted Lion OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Board Books - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Books & Libraries - Juvenile Nonfiction | Literary Criticism & Collections - Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing |
| Dewey: 028.55 |
| LCCN: 2018046998 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 7.9" W x 10.5" (2.85 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Brain Pickings Best Children's Book of the Year An embarrassment of riches. --The New York Times In these pages, some of today's most wonderful culture-makers--writers, artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and philosophers--reflect on the joys of reading, how books broaden and deepen human experience, and the ways in which the written word has formed their own character. On the page facing each letter, an illustration by a celebrated illustrator or graphic artist presents that artist's visual response. Among the diverse contributions are letters from Jane Goodall, Neil Gaiman, Jerome Bruner, Shonda Rhimes, Ursula K. Le Guin, Yo-Yo Ma, Judy Blume, Lena Dunham, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Jacqueline Woodson, as well as a ninety-eight-year-old Holocaust survivor, a pioneering oceanographer, and Italy's first woman in space. Some of the illustrators, cartoonists, and graphic designers involved are Marianne Dubuc, Sean Qualls, Oliver Jeffers, Maira Kalman, Mo Willems, Isabelle Arsenault, Chris Ware, Liniers, Shaun Tan, Tomi Ungerer, and Art Spiegelman. This project is woven entirely of goodwill, generosity of spirit, and a shared love of books. Everyone involved has donated their time, and all profits will go to the New York Public Library systems. This stunning 272-page hardcover volume features a lay-flat binding to allow for greater ease of reading. |