This Is a School

This Is a School
John Schu, Veronica Miller Jamison
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NZ$ 32.99
Hardback
h257 x 268mm - 40pg
29 Mar 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781536204582
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A moving celebration of school and all it may signify: work and play, creativity and trust, and a supportive community that extends beyond walls A school isn' t just a building; it is all the people who work and learn together. It is a place for discovery and asking questions. A place for sharing, for helping, and for community. It is a place of hope and healing, even when that community can' t be together in the same room. John Schu, a librarian and former ambassador of school libraries for Scholastic, crafts a loving letter to schools and the people that make up the communities within in a picture book debut beautifully illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison.
Schu' s debut picture book salutes the school community and the positive role it plays in kids' lives. . . Jamison' s watercolor, acrylic, and digital-collage illustrations employ a sunny palette, well suited to the text' s upbeat tone. . . . Schu emphasizes the school as a community, where growth, celebrations, transformations, and work all occur, providing a reassuring introduction to this near-universal experience. -Booklist (starred review) Librarian and book advocate Schu invites readers into a school community in which all voices are heard, each person learns, and everyone-and everything, including the plants in the school garden-grows. . . . This introduction to school communities shows children what happens inside a classroom via a vision of school at its best-one that leaves readers with a sense of belonging and inclusion. -Publishers Weekly A soaring panegyric to elementary school as a communal place to learn and grow. . . the central message here is that school is a physical space, not a virtual one, where learning and community happen. . . . A full-hearted valentine. -Kirkus Reviews This book is so beautiful! I can see the love, joy, inclusion, and empathy on every single page. What a gift this is for kids, educators, and families. -Supriya Kelkar, children' s author of Brown is Beautiful John Schu' s story serves as a letter to schools and addresses how its members are still a community, whether they are together in the classroom or not. -Tiny Beans
John Schu is the creator of the popular blog Mr. Schu Reads (mrschureads. blogspot. com), was the Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs, a part-time lecturer at Rutgers University, and a former classroom teacher and school librarian. He has visited schools all over the world and has met with over 130,000 students, teachers, and administrators as he advocates for the people and things he cares about most: kids, books, schools, and the libraries - and librarians - that connect them. This Is a School is his picture book debut. John Schu lives in Naperville, Illinois. You can find him at JohnSchu. com and on social media at @MrSchuReads. Veronica Miller Jamison is an illustrator and surface pattern designer who was trained as a fashion designer. She has created art and patterns for Hallmark, Essence magazine, and Lilly Pulitzer. The illustrator of A Computer Called Katherine, written by Suzanne Slade, Veronica Miller Jamison lives in Philadelphia.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781536204582
Published: 29 Mar 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Candlewick Press US
Publisher: Candlewick Press (US)
Format: Hardback
Height: 257mm
Width: 268mm
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 482g
Pages: 40

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