Amazing Faces

By Lee Bennett Hopkins, Chris Soentpiet
Paperback: $12.95

An anthology of universal poems focusing on the human experience–emotions, perceptions, and understandings–as expressed by poets of diverse heritage and reflected in illustrations featuring people of all ages and backgrounds.

Description

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.

About the Creators

Lee Bennett Hopkins

Lee Bennett Hopkins, acclaimed poet and writer, has created numerous award-winning 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. Hopkins’s books have won many accolades, and in early 2015, a third award was established in his name: the Lee Bennett Hopkins SCBWI Poetry Award, to “recognize and encourage the publication of an excellent book of poetry or anthology for children and/or young adults.” He lives in Cape Coral, Florida.

Chris Soentpiet

Chris Soentpiet is the illustrator of several highly praised picture books. He has won many awards for his work, including the NAACP Image Award, Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Gold Medal, ALA Notable Books, IRA Children’s Book of the Year, Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, Parents’ Choice Award, and Notable Books for a Global Society. Soentpiet has also received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators, an honor bestowed on an artist by fellow illustrators. He lives in Flushing, New York, with his wife and their children.

Awards

  • Best Children's Books of the Year

    Bank Street College of Education

  • Texas Bluebonnet Award Shortlist

    Texas Library Association (TLA)

  • Great Lakes Great Books Award

    Michigan Reading Association

  • United Women in Faith Reading Program

    United Methodist Women

Reviews

  • * "The focus of this excellent collection of disparate poems is not strictly faces but people... a fitting celebration of Americans in all their diversity."

    - Publishers Weekly
  • "This appealing package of poetry and ideas will be enjoyed by children, parents, and teachers. There are many bits to savor, and the underlying theme is so well executed that it could easily stimulate interest in finding more people in poems."

    - School Library Journal
  • "Soentpiet's light-filled portraits and charming crowd scenes bring the characters and settings to life... The watercolor illustrations also provide a strong sense of continuity even as they showcase individuals from a variety of cultures. Undeniably attractive."

    - Kirkus Reviews
  • "Illustrated with large, handsome watercolor portraits, the 16 poems in this anthology celebrate the rich diversity of American kids--what makes each one special and the connections between them... A great collection for sharing at home and in the classroom."

    - Booklist

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781620142233
  • Publication Date May 01, 2011
  • Trim Size 12 × 10 in
  • Weight 0.5 lbs
  • Page Count 40
  • Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781600603341
  • Publication Date May 01, 2011
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 1.1875 lbs
  • Page Count 40
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Poetry
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Diversity & Multicultural
  • Themes African / African American / Black, Asian / Asian American / AAPI, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Cultural Diversity, Dreams & Aspirations, Empathy / Compassion, Families, Fathers, Friendship, Grandparents, Gratitude, Home, Identity / Self Esteem / Confidence, Integrity / Honesty, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Mothers, Multiple Ethnicities Represented, Muslim, Nonfiction, Occupations, Optimism / Enthusiasm, Overcoming Obstacles, Persistence / Grit, Poetry, Pride, Respect / Citizenship, Self Control / Self Regulation, Sharing & Giving, Similarities and Differences
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 6 - 13
  • Grade Range Grades 1 - 8
  • Guided Reading P
  • DRA 38
  • Interest Level Grades 1 - 8
  • Lexile Code NP
  • Reading Level Grades 3 - 4
  • SRC 3.6
  • Bebop Reading Fluent
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