I Am Canada: A Celebration: A Celebration

Patterson, Heather

ISBN 10: 1443175986 / ISBN 13: 9781443175982

Edité par Scholastic Canada, 2020

N° de réf. du vendeur 1443175986-3-32179222

Synopsis :

A board book edition of this beautiful picture book ― featuring artwork by Canada’s finest illustrators!

What is being a Canadian kid all about?

Simple text describes the ample space available to our children in this country, and the freedom they have to grow and dream and share. With artwork from 13 of Canada’s finest illustrators, each page is a celebration and a reminder of the infinite variety of our home and native land.

Heather Patterson’s free verse poem I Am Canada, originally published in 1996, speaks to a new generation in this perfect toddler gift. Bright illustrations by some of Canada’s best children’s book creators provide a view of different art styles, highlighting Canada’s diversity in a very special way.

À propos des auteurs: HEATHER PATTERSON is the author of Thanks for Thanksgiving, Pioneer Christmas Crafts, A Poppy Is to Remember and Canada From Above, all published by Scholastic Canada, Ltd. A former elementary school teacher and children's book editor, Heather is a fiercely proud Canadian. She lives in Etobicoke, Ontario.

Jon Klassen is an animator and Governor General's Award-winning creator of children's books. His book This Is Not My Hat won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal, making Jon the first person to win both awards for the same work. Jon was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and currently resides in Los Angeles.

BARBARA REID is the bestselling author and illustrator of more than a dozen picture books, and the illustrator of over twenty-five. She has won the Ezra Jack Keats Award, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, the Governor General’s Award for Illustration and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award. In 2013 she became a member of the Order of Canada, and in 2015 she was named Honorary Chair of Family Literacy Day. Her book Picture the Sky won the 2018 CBC Fan Choice Award and was shortlisted for the 2018 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

MARIE-LOUISE GAY has won awards, including the Governor General's Award, for her children's book illustrations.

Danielle Daniel is an author and artist whose first picture book, Parfois je suis un renard, won the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and was shortlisted for the First Nation Communities Read Award for aboriginal literature. A former elementary school teacher, Danielle is pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing through the University of British Columbia. Danielle lives in Little Current, Ontario.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : I Am Canada: A Celebration: A Celebration
Éditeur : Scholastic Canada
Date d'édition : 2020
Reliure : board_book
Illustrateur : Klassen, Jon; Reid, Barbara; Gay, Marie-Louise; Daniel, Danielle; Côté, Geneviève; Spires, Ashley; Leng, Qin; Tankard, Jeremy; Ohi, Ruth; Luxbacher, Irene; Campbell, Eva; Atkinson, Cale; Groenendyk, Doretta
Etat : Good