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Author:

Alexander, Kwame

Publisher:

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Pub. Date:

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Language:

English

Accelerated Reader:

IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 0.5

Lexile measure:

AD: Adult Directed 770L

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Pub. Date	Source	Edition	Publisher	Content Desc.	Availability
2019	Hoopla	Unabridged	HarperCollins	1 online resource (1 audio file (5 min.)) : digital.	Available Online Online Hoopla Collection	More Info Check Out Hoopla

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Pub. Date	Source	Publisher	Availability
2019	OverDrive	HarperCollins	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive

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Carmichael Children's Area

PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.

Central Kids Place

PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.

Colonial Heights Children's Area

PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.

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1 of 1	Carmichael Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Central Kids Place	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Colonial Heights Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
0 of 1	Courtland Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Del Paso Heights Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Elk Grove Kids' Place	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Franklin Children's	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Martin Luther King, Jr. Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	North Highlands-Antelope Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Orangevale	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
0 of 1	Pocket-Greenhaven Kids' Place	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Rancho Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
6 of 7	Sacramento Public Library Storage	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Southgate Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Sylvan Oaks Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Barber Branch	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.

Pub. Date

Edition

Publisher

Physical Desc.

Availability

[2019]

First edition

Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Carmichael Children's Area

PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.

Central Kids Place

PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.

Colonial Heights Children's Area

PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.

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Description

2020 Audie Awards® Finalist - Young Reader

Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander narrates the audiobook version of his How to Read a Book, a poetic journey about the experience of reading.

Find a tree—a

black tupelo or

dawn redwood will do—and

plant yourself.

(It's okay if you prefer a stoop, like Langston Hughes.)

With these words, an adventure begins. Kwame Alexander's evocative poetry takes listeners on a sensory journey between the pages of a book.

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Grouping Information

Grouped Work ID	22719e10-bb78-7ae6-c118-40cb68585394
Grouping Title	how to read a book
Grouping Author	kwame alexander
Grouping Category	book
Grouping Language	English (eng)
Last Grouping Update	2023-06-04 03:23:39AM
Last Indexed	2023-06-04 04:04:28AM

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0.5

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Sweet, Melissa
Sweet, Melissa, 1956-

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Alexander, Kwame

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Southgate
Sylvan Oaks

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Courtland Children's Area
Del Paso Heights Children's Area
Elk Grove Kids' Place
Franklin Children's
Martin Luther King, Jr. Children's Area
North Highlands-Antelope Children's Area
Orangevale
Pocket-Greenhaven Kids' Place
Rancho Children's Area
Sacramento Public Library Storage
Southgate Children's Area
Sylvan Oaks Children's Area

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2020 Audie Awards® Finalist - Young Reader

Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander narrates the audiobook version of his How to Read a Book, a poetic journey about the experience of reading.

Find a tree—a

black tupelo or

dawn redwood will do—and

plant yourself.

(It's okay if you prefer a stoop, like Langston Hughes.)

With these words, an adventure begins. Kwame Alexander's evocative poetry takes listeners on a sensory journey between the pages of a book.

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Picture Book
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Audio Books
Books
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22719e10-bb78-7ae6-c118-40cb68585394

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9780062307811
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Child Book
Picture Book

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2023-06-04T11:04:28.855Z

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AD: Adult Directed

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770

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Fiction

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Fiction
Poetry

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PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.

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Sacramento Public Library

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Colonial Heights
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Del Paso Heights
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Franklin
Martin Luther King Jr.
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Orangevale
Pocket-Greenhaven
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Southgate
Sylvan Oaks

primary_isbn

9780062945280

publishDate

2019

publisher

Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
HarperCollins

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Books and reading
Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction
Books and reading -- Juvenile poetry
Imagination & play -- Juvenile fiction
Picture books

title_display

How to Read a Book

title_full

How to Read a Book
How to read a book / by Kwame Alexander ; art by Melissa Sweet
How to read a book [electronic resource] Alexander, Kwame,

title_short

How to Read a Book

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Books and reading
Imagination & play
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Literature
Poetry

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