16 Words: William Carlos Williams and "The Red Wheelbarrow"
16 Words: William Carlos Williams and "The Red Wheelbarrow"
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16 Words: William Carlos Williams and "The Red Wheelbarrow"

Written by Lisa Rogers & illustrated by Chuck Groenink
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$17.99
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4 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
15
Words per page
~619L
Lexile measure
Sep 24, 2019
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This simple nonfiction picture book about the beloved American poet William Carlos Williams is also about how being mindful can result in the creation of a great poem like “The Red Wheelbarrow”–which is only sixteen words long. “Look out the window. What do you see? If you are Dr. William Carlos Williams, you see a wheelbarrow. A drizzle of rain. Chickens scratching in the damp earth.” The wheelbarrow belongs to Thaddeus Marshall, a street vendor, who every day goes to work selling vegetables on the streets of Rutherford, New Jersey. That simple action inspires poet and doctor Williams to pick up some of his own tools–a pen and paper–and write his most famous poem. In this lovely picture book, young listeners will see how paying attention to the simplest everyday things can inspire the greatest art, as they learn about a great American poet.

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Book Details

ISBN
9781524720162
Publication Date
September 24, 2019
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade
Page Count
40
Words Per Page
15
Audience
Picture
Reading Age
4 - 8 years
Est. Lexile® Level
~619L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~O
ATOS® Book Level
4
Accelerated Reader® Points
0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz
505392
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
LG

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