A poem for Peter: the story of Ezra Jack Keats and the creation of The Snowy Day
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Published:
New York : Viking Books for Young Readers, 2016.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
52 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Lexile measure:
620L
Rating:
620L
Status:
East Hampton Juvenile Biography
JB AUTHOR Keats
Description
"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 celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day"--
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East Hampton Juvenile Biography
JB AUTHOR Keats
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Branford/Blackstone Juv. Biography
JBiog.Keats (Ezra Jack)
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Durham Children's Biography
jB KEATS
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East Lyme Public J Biographies
J B KEATS, EZRA JACK (Pinkney)
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Guilford Juvenile Biography
J92 KEATS
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Hamden/Miler Children's Nonfiction Picture Books
E/PIN (Nonfiction Picture Book)
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Lyme Juvenile Nonfiction
J 92 KEATS
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Madison/Scranton Children's Nonfiction
J 92 KEATS P
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Middlefield/Coe Juv Biography
JUV BIO KEATS
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New London Juv. Non Fiction
JB KEATS
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North Branford/Atwater Children's Biography
j Biography KEATS
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North Branford/Smith Children's Biography
j Biography KEATS
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North Haven Children's Biography
jBiography Keats, Ezra Jack Pinkney
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Orange/Case Juvenile Biography Beginning Reader
jE Biography KEATS [Ezra] Pinkney
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Wallingford Children's Biography
J B KEATS PI
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West Haven Ora Mason Children's Biography
B KEATS [EZRA JACK]
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Westbrook Juvenile Non Fiction
jB KEATS
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Woodbridge Juv. Biography
JB KEATS
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780425287682
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 3.8, 0.5 Points
Level 3.8, 0.5 Points
Lexile measure:
620
Notes
Description
"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"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
"A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
620L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,LG,3.8,0.5,186502
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APA Citation (style guide)
Pinkney, A. D., Johnson, S., & Fancher, L. (2016). A poem for Peter: the story of Ezra Jack Keats and the creation of The Snowy Day. Viking Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Pinkney, Andrea Davis, Steve Johnson and Lou, Fancher. 2016. A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day. Viking Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Pinkney, Andrea Davis, Steve Johnson and Lou, Fancher, A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day. Viking Books for Young Readers, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Pinkney, Andrea Davis,, et al. A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day. Viking Books for Young Readers, 2016.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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