{"product_id":"out-of-wonder-poems-celebrating-poets-hardcover","title":"Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKwame Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEkua Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eChris Colderley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 2018 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Honoree's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling ode to poets who have sparked a sense of wonder.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Out of gratitude for the poet's art form, Newbery Award-winning author and poet Kwame Alexander, along with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth, present original poems that pay homage to twenty famed poets who have made the authors' hearts sing and their minds wonder. Stunning mixed-media images by Ekua Holmes, winner of a Caldecott Honor and a John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award, complete the celebration and invite the reader to listen, wonder, and perhaps even pick up a pen.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKwame Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, educator, and author of twenty-one books for children and educators, including \u003ci\u003eAcoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSurf's Up, Booked, \u003c\/i\u003eand a middle-grade novel in verse, \u003ci\u003e The Crossover, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was awarded the 2015 Newbery Medal. He is currently the poet laureate of LitWorld, a K-6 literacy organization dedicated to supporting the development of literacy in the world's most vulnerable communities. He lives in Virginia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEkua Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e is a fine artist whose work explores themes of family, relationships, hope, and faith. The first children's book she illustrated is Carole Boston Weatherford's \u003ci\u003eVoice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a Caldecott Honor Book and a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book and for which she also won the John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award. Ekua Holmes lives in Boston.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.5 x 10.1 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 March 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coretta Scott King Award (2018)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757286261024,"sku":"9780763680947","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a487442ad3c552f848d3c5a4b4e962f5.webp?v=1780098833","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/out-of-wonder-poems-celebrating-poets-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}