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    How to Read a Book
    How to Read a Book
    How to Read a Book
    Audiobook5 minutes

    How to Read a Book

    Written by Kwame Alexander

    Narrated by Kwame Alexander

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    About this audiobook

    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJun 18, 2019
    ISBN9780062945280
    How to Read a Book
    Author

    Kwame Alexander

    Kwame Alexander is a poet, an educator, and the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-five books, including his Newbery Medal–winning middle grade novel The Crossover. Some of his other works include Booked, which was longlisted for the National Book Award; The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life; Swing; the picture books How to Read a Book and How to Write a Poem (coauthored with Deanna Nikaido), both illustrated by Melissa Sweet; and The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the Caldecott Medal, a Newbery Honor, and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. He is a regular contributor to NPR’s Morning Edition, currently serving as their poet ambassador. He lives in Virginia with his family. Visit his website at kwamealexander.com. 

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    • 3/5
      This feels redundant on my part...as an audiobook. lmao ?
    • 5/5
      Well I just love how it sounds and how the Author reads the book
    • 5/5
      I was introduced to you with the pod cast ‘Sorry, not sorry!’ with Alyssa Milano! ‘A Light for the World to see! It is AMAZING! Loved both of you!
      I (along with most of the world!) am home due to COVID, so I was able to look you up on Libby, & Scribd and lo and behold many, many books by you!! I started with ‘How to read a book’! Loved it!!! And now I’ve got a new favorite author!! Thanks ❤️☘️
    • 5/5
      Loved the author's voice! The passion it evoked conjured up beautiful images of a child reading.
    • 3/5
      I think I am one of the few people who did not really care for this book. The illustrations are great, heck they are amazing. But the story is lacking. The word play is catchy but some of the concepts might be hard for those with a limited vocabulary. I like the idea of the book, but not the completed vision.#WinterGames2020 #TeamReadNosedReindeer +16
    • 4/5
      Kwame Alexander, the recipient of many awards and honors and the author of 32 books, many of which have also won awards, wrote the poem that forms the narrative of this book. It is a testament to the joy and power of reading. He advises readers to “get real cozy between the covers and let your fingers wonder as they wander…” He suggests they “squeeze every morsel of each plump line until the last drop of magic drips from the infinite sky….”“Don’t rush through,” he admonishes: “Your eyes need time to taste. Your soul needs room to bloom.”Melissa Sweet adds a creative mix of collage and watercolor illustrations which include neon colors. She writes in a note at the end of the book that she was inspired by a warn-out copy of the beloved children’s book Bambi as well as a poem about poetry by Nikki Giovanni. Intermittent gatefolds mimic the surprises awaiting readers as they delve into books.Evaluation: The combination of Alexander’s evocative poetry and Sweet’s playful and detailed artwork provides a treat for both the eyes and ears. Readers (age 4 and up) will find much to discover on every page, and will want to go through the book over and over.
    • 5/5
      Poetically colorful, this book gets young readers ready to read. The illustrations are amazingly done using different textures and clippings from books and magazines. This book can be read to a first grade class to inspire them to read using vivid illustrations and meaningful words about reading.
    • 1/5
      Goodreads Choice Awards Project: Read as many of the opening round Best Picture Book nominees as possible. 10 to go!Visual and verbal gibberish make for the instruction manual from hell. Why did a copy of Bambi have to be sacrificed for this collage-strophe? And I was never able to ascertain the purpose of the recurring X's, targets and asterisks. Any ideas?
    • 4/5
      Beautifully presented and very poetic, but my kids had a hard time appreciating it.