{"product_id":"i-am-a-pencil-a-teacher-his-kids-and-their-world-of-stories-paperback","title":"I Am a Pencil: A Teacher, His Kids, and Their World of Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Swope\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Swope's marvelous, moving book revives the teaching memoir . . . And takes it to new realms of tenderness, insight and humanity. -Phillip Lopate\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1995, writer Sam Swope gave a workshop to a third-grade class in a Queens school bursting at the seams with kids from around the world. So enchanted was he with his twenty-eight students that he adopted the class for three years, teaching them to write stories and poems. \u003ci\u003eI Am a Pencil \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of his years with this very special group of students. It is as funny, warm, heartbreaking, and hopeful as the children themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSwope follows his colorful troop of resilient writers from grades three to five, coaxing out their stories, watching talents blossom, explode, and sometimes fizzle. We meet Cindy (whose mom was a Taoist priestess), Brian (who cannot seem to tell the truth), and Lourdes (a wacky Dominican chatterbox). Preparing his students for a world of adult dangers, Swope is astonished by their courage, their humanity, and most of all, their strength.\u003ci\u003e I Am a Pencil \u003c\/i\u003eis a book about the power and magic of imagination, providing a unique window on the immigrant experience as seen through the lives of children.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Swope\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several very well-received children's books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Araboolies of Liberty Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Krazees\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGotta Go! Gotta Go!\u003c\/i\u003e, and of the soon-to-be published \u003ci\u003eJack and the Seven Deadly Giants\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Books for a Better Life (2004)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761331011872,"sku":"9780805078510","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48d18891edf8a2d97ec3f1e1d9f68cd1.webp?v=1780204744","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/i-am-a-pencil-a-teacher-his-kids-and-their-world-of-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}