America: A Book of Opposites

By William Nikola, 12 Outstanding American Artists
    Board_book: $9.95

    This board book is a visual celebration of the diversity in America.

    Front cover for America by W. Nikola-Lisa
    This book is also available in English
    America
    By William Nikola

    Description

    America is made up of opposites: Our land boasts majestic high mountains and vast lowlands. America is also a land of contrasts: We are a rich nation, yet so many are poor. The America of this book, rendered with imagination and vision by 12 outstanding artists from diverse backgrounds, is the America that our children see around them. America: A Book of Opposites is a visual celebration of America and a challenge to our children to cherish it, because they will one day inherit it.

    About the Creators

    William Nikola

    W. Nikola-Lisa is the author of numerous award-winning children's books, among them Bein' with You This Way, Summer Sun Risin', and My Teacher Can Teach Anyone!, all published by Lee & Low Books. A professor of education at National-Louis University in Evanston, Illinois, Nikola-Lisa lives in Chicago with his wife. To find out more about W. Nikola-Lisa, visit his website: nikolabooks.com.

    12 Outstanding American Artists

    Board Book

  • ISBN 9781584300281
  • Publication Date Apr 01, 2013
  • Trim Size 6.5 × 5.5 in
  • Weight 0.4375 lbs
  • Page Count 24
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JNF / People & Places / United States / General
  • BISAC Category 2 JNF / Diversity & Multicultural
  • BISAC Category 3 JNF / Curiosities & Wonders
  • Themes Beginning Concepts, Bilingual, Comparing / Classifying / Measuring, Cultural Diversity, Dreams & Aspirations, Environment / Nature, Exploring Ecosystems, Farming, Fiction, Human Impact On Environment / Environmental Sustainability, Indigenous / First Nations / Native American, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Multiple Ethnicities Represented, Muslim, Nature / Science, Neighbors, Realistic Fiction, Similarities and Differences, United States History
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 5 - 9
  • Grade Range Grades K - 4
  • Guided Reading C
  • DRA 6
  • Lexile Code NP
  • Reading Level 2
  • SRC 1.5
  • Bebop Reading Early Emergent
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