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How to Read a Book

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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

Hoopla eAudiobook
Show Edition

Online Hoopla Collection

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

OverDrive eAudiobook
Show Edition

Online OverDrive Collection

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

Picture Book
Show Edition

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.
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	McClatchy Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
0 of 1	McKinley Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Orangevale	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Rio Linda Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
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1 of 1	South Natomas Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Valley Hi-North Laguna Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Walnut Grove Children's Area	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
1 of 1	Barber Branch	PICTURE BOOK Alexander, K.
0 of 1	Folsom Storytime Room	PICTURE BOOK FAVORITES AL

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

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Grouping Title	how to read a book
Grouping Author	kwame alexander
Grouping Category	book
Grouping Language	English (eng)
Last Grouping Update	2024-04-19 02:10:42AM
Last Indexed	2024-04-19 02:26:56AM

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Rio Linda Children's Area
Sacramento Public Library Storage
South Natomas Children's Area
Valley Hi-North Laguna Children's Area
Walnut Grove Children's Area

display_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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Picture Book
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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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Martin Luther King Jr.
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9780062945280

publishDate

2019

publisher

Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
HarperCollins

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Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction
Children's audiobooks
Imagination
Imagination & play -- Juvenile fiction
Picture books
Play
Poetry

title_display

How to Read a Book

title_full

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

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How to Read a Book

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Books and reading
Imagination
Imagination & play
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Literature
Play
Poetry

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