Title:
The art of reading : forty illustrators celebrate RIF's 40th Anniversary
JLCTITLE245:
Reading is Fundamental® ; with a foreword by Leonard S. Marcus ; [jacket artwork by Fred Marcellino].
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Dutton Books, ©2005.
Physical Description:
96 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN:
9780525474845
General Note:
Includes index.
Abstract:
Provides a collection of forty illustrators, who were asked to re-imagine a classic book from their childhood. Picked by the nonprofit literacy organization Reading Is Fundamental in order to celebrate the power and joys of reading in young children. Includes brief information about each illustrator.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 6.7 3 Quiz 102959 English fiction.
Added Corporate Author:
Contents:
Nina Laden -- Ashley Bryan -- Ashley Wolff -- Lois Ehlert -- Lynne Cherry -- Raul Colon -- Steven Kellogg -- David McPhail -- Richard Egielski -- Diana Cain Bluthenthal -- Henry Cole -- Eric Rohmann -- Jerry Pinkney -- Patricia Polacco -- Mary Azarian -- David Wiesner -- Brian Selznick -- Paul Meisel -- David Diaz -- Bryan Collier -- Peter Sis -- Chris Raschka -- Yumi Heo -- Robert Sabuda -- William Joyce -- Paul O. Zelinsky -- Stephen Huneck -- Douglas Florian -- Loren Long -- Mark Teague -- Pat Cummings -- Kevin Hawkes -- Mark Buehner -- Dick Bruna -- Tony DiTerlizzi -- David Kirk -- Susan Jeffers -- Ivan Velez, Jr. -- Gerald McDermott -- Dan Yaccarino -- About the illustrators.
Credits:
Reading is fundamental with a foreward by Leonard S. Marcus.