{"product_id":"my-best-friend-is-as-sharp-as-a-pencil-and-other-funny-classroom-portraits-hardcover","title":"My Best Friend Is as Sharp as a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHanoch Piven\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHanoch Piven\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere's the perfect back-to-school gift for budding artists. Like the creator's previous picture book, \u003ci\u003eMy Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks, \u003c\/i\u003e this picture book encourages children to be creative and make their own object portraits. It's a fun activity for home or for the classroom. You can even check out portraits made by other readers in the \"kids' gallery\" of author Hanoch Piven's Web site, www.pivenworld.com--and while you're at it, send in your own! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLearn how to create a funny librarian, a colorful art teacher, or your best friend by seeing how one girl does it in this simple, playful picture book that's comprised of portraits made of objects. Once the girl has talked about--and drawn--the key figures in her school, she ends with the pièce de résistance--a class portrait!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanoch Piven is the illustrator of several children's books, including \u003ci\u003eMy Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks; What Presidents Are Made Of, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eChild\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Best Book, a Parents' Choice Award recipient, and an ABA Kids' Pick of the List; and \u003ci\u003eWhat Athletes Are Made Of.\u003c\/i\u003e His work has appeared in a number of publications, including \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker.\u003c\/i\u003e Hanoch Piven received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators for his object portrait of Barbra Streisand, which appears on the cover of \u003ci\u003eFaces: 78 Portraits from Madonna to the Pope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past five years, Hanoch has been giving \"drawing with objects\" workshops in the United States and abroad. He works in classrooms, hospitals (in art therapy programs), and museums. Learn more about him at www.pivenworld.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 10.52 x 8.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e My Best Friend Is as Sharp as a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763608191264,"sku":"9780375853388","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/29fb00c0bd9a68f6e58ac0c6c6faf7ad.webp?v=1780236785","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-best-friend-is-as-sharp-as-a-pencil-and-other-funny-classroom-portraits-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}