Neighborhood Odes - Softcover

Soto, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0152053646 ISBN 13: 9780152053642

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2005

Synopsis

Award-winning poet Gary Soto and Caldecott winner David Diaz turn their eyes on the world of kids. From family pictures to pinatas, from the gato with a meow like a rusty latch to Fourth of July fireworks, the startling and often overlooked moments that define childhood are vividly brought to life by these two acclaimed talents.

About this title

Book Description:

Hardcover published in 1992
0-15-256879-4

About the Author:

Gary Soto's first book for young readers, Baseball in April and Other Stories, won the California Library Association's Beatty Award and was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He has since published many novels, short stories, plays, and poetry collections for adults and young people. He lives in Berkeley, California. Visit his website at www.garysoto.com.

David Diaz has illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, including Smoky Night by Eve Bunting, for which he was awarded the Caldecott Medal; The Wanderer by Sharon Creech, which received a Newbery Honor; and Diego: Bigger Than Life by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, a Pura Belpré Honor Award winner. An illustrator and graphic designer for more than twenty-five years, he is also a painter and an accomplished ceramic artist. Mr. Diaz lives in Carlsbad, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0152053646
• ISBN 13: 9780152053642
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80
• Illustrator: Diaz David