Search Results for Allen Say

Emma's rug

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Say, Allen,
1996.
A young artist finds that her creativity comes from within when the rug that she had always relied upon for inspiration is destroyed.
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The sign painter

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Say, Allen,
2000.
An assignment to paint a large billboard in the desert changes the life of an aspiring artist.
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Kozo the sparrow

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Say, Allen,
[2023]
First edition.
"A young boy recounts his friendship with a little sparrow"--
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Grandfather's journey

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Say, Allen,
[2013]
20th anniversary edition.
A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.
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Almond

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Say, Allen,
2020.
First edition.
The New Girl at school plays the violin so beautifully that Almond gets lost in the music, but she also feels sad because she does not know if she herself has any talent at all--until the school play, when with the encouragement of her mother, her teacher, and the New Girl, she finds she has a talent for acting.
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Silent days, silent dreams

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Say, Allen,
[2017]
First edition.
A fictionalized biography of James Castle, a deaf, autistic artist whose drawings hang in major museums throughout the world.
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Miss Irwin

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Say, Allen,
2023.
First edition.
A young boy, aware of his grandmother's forgetfulness, helps her recall a time when she was a kindergarten teacher teaching her students about hummingbirds and their nests.
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The inker's shadow

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Say, Allen,
[2015]
First edition.
A follow-up to Drawing From Memory recounts the author's coming-of-age at a military academy, where he endured harsh racism before embarking on a journey to discover himself as a Japanese-American artist.
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Tree of cranes

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Say, Allen,
[1991]
In this radiant tale, a young boy in Japan celebrates his very first Christmas. Two cultures joyously combine for the day as the boy's mother shares a glimpse of her American childhood with her son. Allen Say's glowing watercolors and affecting words paint a story rich with the holiday spirit -- a story of family, of giving, of goodwill, and the hope for peace. - Flyleaf.
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The house that made me: writers reflect on the places and people that defined them

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2016.
A group of authors reflect on the places and people that defined their lives. They are: Lee Upton, Time Johnston, Antonya Nelson, Ru Freeman, Grant Jarrett, Meg Tuite, Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, Paul McVeigh, Julie, Metz, Ellen Meister, Pamela Erens, Jeffery Renard Allen, Alice Eve Cohen, Porochista Khakpour, Laura Miller,Justine Musk, Jen Michalski, Jen Michalski, Kris Radish and Roy Kesey.
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Children's book prizes : an evaluation and history of major awards for children's books in the English-speaking world

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Allen, Ruth,
©1998.
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Talking leaves : contemporary Native American short stories

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Becoming a literacy leader : supporting learning and change

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Allen, Jennifer,
[2016]
Second edition.
The first edition of Becoming a Literacy Leader chronicled Jennifer's work as she moved to a new school and a new job as a literacy specialist and found herself tackling everything from teacher study groups to state-mandated assessment plans. This new edition is a thoughtful, reflective evolution of her work as she rethinks how her identity and role as a literacy leader have evolved.
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Reinventing the enemy's language : contemporary native women's writing of North America

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©1997.
From people who value stories and songs from literary traditions that are as encompassing and intricate as those of Europe, Reinventing the Enemy's Language is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind to collect the poetry, fiction, prayer and memoir from Native American women. It is about the process of writing and speaking that sheds light on what it means to be an Indian woman at the end of the century, as many nations - including the United States and Canada - Are involved in the emotionally charged question of identity and place. Over eighty writers are represented from nearly fifty nations.
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Nothing but the truth : an anthology of Native American literature

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©2001.
An anthology that features both classic and contemporary Native American literatures, Nothing But the Truth is a healthy collection of the best works of Native American literature. The pieces of literature selected for this anthology are core texts used in classrooms and are conducive to discussion in the classroom. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama are included as well as some theoretical discussion and introductions by various scholars and teachers of the literature. --From cover.
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The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1970 : an anthology

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1970.
[Rev. and updated ed.].
For other editions, see Author Catalog.
Regular print

Poems that make grown women cry

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2016.
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
"Following the success of their anthology, Poems That Make Grown Men Cry, father-and-son team Anthony and Ben Holden, working with Amnesty International, have asked the same revealing question of 100 remarkable women. What poem has moved you to tears? The poems chosen range from the eighth century to today, from Rumi and Shakespeare to Sylvia Plath, W.H. Auden to Carol Ann Duffy, Pablo Neruda and Derek Walcott to Imtiaz Dharker and Warsan Shire. Their themes range from love and loss, through mortality and mystery, war and peace, to the beauty and variety of nature. From Yoko Ono to Judi Dench, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Elena Ferrante, Carol Ann Duffy to Kaui Hart Hemmings, and Joan Baez to Nikki Giovanni, this unique collection delivers private insights into the minds of women whose writing, acting, and thinking are admired around the world"--
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This is the honey : an anthology of contemporary Black poets

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Alexander, Kwame,
2024.
First edition.
A comprehensive collection featuring over 150 poems, including works that explore joy, love, origin, race, resistance, and praise.
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Letters of note : an eclectic collection of correspondence deserving of a wider audience

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2014.
"This collection of 125 letters offers a never-before-seen glimpse of the events and people of history--the brightest and the best, the most notorious, and the endearingly everyday. Letters are not ordered chronologically or thematically, but are artfully arranged for a discovery-rich reading experience. Each entry includes a transcript of the letter; a short contextual introduction; and, in 100 cases, a facsimile of the letter itself"--
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The Random House book of poetry for children

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[1983]
Synopsis: This deceptively slender volume contains a treasure-trove of poems. Each page is crammed with verse and illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Arnold Lobel. Everyone's favorite poems are complemented by fresh new voices and organized into such unusual themes as food, the city, spooky poems, and word play.
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The experience of literature : a reader with commentaries

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African American poetry : 250 years of struggle & song

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[2020]
Across a turbulent history, Black poets created a rich and multifaceted tradition that has been both a reckoning with American realities and an imaginative response to them. One of the great American art forms, African American poetry encompasses many kinds of verse: formal, experimental, vernacular, lyric, and protest. The anthology opens with moving testaments to the power of poetry as a means of self-assertion, as enslaved people voice their passionate resistance to slavery. This volume captures the power and beauty of this diverse tradition and its challenge to American poetry and culture. Here are all the significant movements and currents: the nineteenth-century Francophone poets known as Les Cenelles, the Chicago Renaissance that flourished around Gwendolyn Brooks, the early 1960s Umbra group, and the more recent work of writers affiliated with Cave Canem and the Dark Noise Collective. Here too are poems of singular, hard-to-classify figures: the enslaved potter David Drake, the allusive modernist Melvin B. Tolson, the Cleveland-based experimentalist Russell Atkins. The volume also features biographies of each poet and notes that illuminate cultural references and allusions to historical events-- adapted from dust jacket.
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