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Amazing Faces

By Lee Bennett Hopkins
Illustrated by Chris Soentpiet

Hardcover: out of stock

Paperback: $12.95

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     Amazing, your face.
     Amazing.

Whatever we feel—whether happy or sad, excited or wishful, proud or lonely—our faces mirror our emotions. In this contemporary yet timeless collection, sixteen evocative poems are brought to life in diverse and detailed faces that reveal the universal feelings we all share. Girls and boys, women and men invite us to experience their world, understand their lives, and find the connections that bring us together.

Poet Lee Bennett Hopkins gathers these insightful works from an impressive array of authors, including Joseph Bruchac, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Nikki Grimes, Pat Mora, Carole Boston Weatherford, Janet S. Wong, Jane Yolen, and more. Glowing illustrations created by Chris Soentpiet infuse the verses with atmosphere and exquisite settings. Readers of all ages will want to feast their eyes on these captivating poems and pictures again and again.

Check out educator lesson plan and activities for Amazing Faces, a title featured in RIF’s Multicultural Book Collections. To find other free activities that inspire young readers as well as learn more about Reading Is Fundamental, visit us at RIF.org.

Guest Blog: The Stories behind the Poems

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Reviews & Comments

MultiCultural Review
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 Rutgers Project on Economics and Children
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 Gathering Books
 Joseph Bruchac, Author
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 Sal's Fiction Addiction
 Ink Spells
 Washington Parent
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 T.W. Ogg Library
 Teaching in the 21st Century
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 Martha Van Wyck, Burbank Branch/Portland Public Library
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About the Creators

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is an acclaimed poet and writer, and has created numerous poetry anthologies for young readers. He is the recipient of the 2009 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, which honors his body of work, and founder of the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award and the Lee Bennett Hopkins/IRA Promising Poet Award. Hopkins’s books have won many honors, including ALA Notable Children’s Books, Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, Children’s Choices, American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, Christopher Award, and New York Public Library Best Children’s Books. He lives in Cape Coral, Florida.

Photo: Charles J. Egita

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is the illustrator of several highly praised picture books. Awards he has won include Original Art Show Gold Medal, NAACP Image Award, ALA Notable Children’s Books, Texas Bluebonnet Award Masterlist, Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, and Notable Books for a Global Society. Soentpiet also promotes children’s literature and the arts at schools, libraries, and conferences across the United States. In Amazing Faces, he has indulged his interest in painting faces of people of different backgrounds. Soentpiet lives with his wife and their two children in the New York City area. Visit him online at soentpiet.com.

Photo: Yin

About This Title

ISBN

Hardcover: 9781600603341

Paperback: 9781620142233

Awards

Texas Bluebonnet Masterlist
Texas Library Association (TLA)

Guided Reading:

P

Lexile:

NP

Interest Level:

Grades 1 - 8

Reading Level:

Grades 3 - 4

Themes

Similarities and Differences, Sharing & Giving, Identity/Self Esteem/Confidence, Poetry, Overcoming Obstacles, Occupations, Native American Interest, Muslim/Muslim American Interest, Multiethnic interest, Latino/Hispanic/Mexican Interest, Grandparents, Families, Dreams & Aspirations, Cultural Diversity, Childhood Experiences and Memories, African/African American Interest, Asian/Asian American Interest, Empathy/Compassion, Gratitude, Integrity/Honesty , Optimism/Enthusiasm, Persistence/Grit, Respect/Citizenship, Self Control/Self Regulation, Pride, Fathers, Friendship, Home, Mothers

Part of These Collections

Fluent English, Fluent Dual Language , High-Low Books for Preteens (Grades 4-6), Poetry Grades 3-6, Lee & Low Poetry Collection, Community Collection, Bullying/Anti-Bullying Collection, English Guided Reading Level P, Cultured Kids Lee & Low Books Collection