Bob Raczka
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"No one understands the abstract pictures that Niko draws until a new friend sees the thought and feeling within his shapes and forms"--
Niko loves to draw his world: the ring-a-ling of the ice cream truck, the warmth of sun on his face. But no one appreciates his art. Until one day, Niko meets Iris . . . This imaginative and tender story explores the creative process, abstract art, friendship, and the universal desire to feel understood.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
©2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The day after Mighty Casey's strikeout, the Mudville Nine are in a crucial game when a relief pitcher -- a girl -- is sent in and quickly proves herself to the crowd using moves from football, tennis, and soccer.
8) Beware!
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Using words made up of only the five letters "beware," a little bear named Abe and a bee named Bree, who have been warned about each other, compete for the flowers in their meadow, but end up as friends willing to put aside their differences and share"--
9) Art is
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text and photographs show that art is much more than just what can be hung on a wall or set on a pedestal.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Experience a snowstorm through playful verse and the power of exponential growth! Clever rhymes and dynamic illustrations combine in a fun winter readaloud that introduces key math concepts"--
"On a snowy day . . . Two flakes play. Four flakes sashay. Eight flakes twirl. Sixteen flakes swirl. At this rate, how long will it take to surpass 100 snowflakes? How about 1,000? Or even 16,000? Experience a snowstorm that brings together playful rhyming...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Who says words need to be concrete? This collection shapes poems in surprising and delightful ways.Concrete poetry is a perennially popular poetic form because they are fun to look at. But by using the arrangement of the words on the page to convey the meaning of the poem, concrete or shape poems are also easy to write! From the author of the incredibly inventive Lemonade: And Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word comes another clever collection...
15) You are a story
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An empowering reflection on the many things we are and the ways we relate to the world"--
"An empowering reflection on the many things we are and the ways we relate to the world. Poet Bob Raczka’s You are a Story highlights all of the nuance and potential of a growing person’s identity, delighting in the things that make us special and connect us to others. Text and illustrations replete with inventive imagery and appealing metaphors show how...
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book focuses on the childhood works of seven artists, with lots of interesting facts about who or what influenced them when they were children and young adults. Three works from each artist are included, showing how their style developed and changed over time.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Provides images of paintings and new, sensory ways to experience them, such as tasting the milk in Vermeer's "The Milkmaid," hearing the music in Tanner's "The Banjo Lesson," or feeling the fur in da Vinci's "Lady with an Ermine."