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Cover of A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day

A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day

Andrea Davis Pinkney

This account traces the life of Ezra Jack Keats, the artist and creator of The Snowy Day. Born in Brooklyn to Polish immigrant parents facing hardship, Ezra showed artistic ability early, winning prizes and scholarships while still in school. His path later included work with the WPA and Marvel comics. After many years, he was able to write and illustrate his own book. The narrative also follows the long-held photographs that helped inspire his creation of Peter.

This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
620L
ATOS Book Level
3.8
AR Interest Level
LG
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
2327
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
O
Themes
Art And Creativity · History · Immigration And Migration
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Viking Press
Published
January 1, 2016
Pages
60
ISBN-13
9780451479280
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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