When You Were Born
When You Were Born
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When You Were Born

Written by Dianna Hutts Aston & illustrated by E.B. Lewis
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$15.99
$14.98
2 - 4
Reading age
32
Page count
16
Words per page
~731L
Lexile measure
Aug 19, 2004
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With poetic language and magnificent, deeply moving paintings, this beautiful book preserves the sense of awe inspired when a baby is born. When you were born you came quietly, and with eyes deep as an ocean you looked at me . . . A new baby is born — and as family, friends, and neighbors gather to share the joy, they emerge changed. Their world is redefined as they take a moment to remember the past, imagine the future, and marvel at the tiny miracle before them. In poetry as soothing as a lullaby, Dianna Hutts Aston evokes the sense of reverence that surrounds a newborn like enfolding arms. And in radiant, Chagall-like paintings, unlike any he’s published before, Coretta Scott King Award­winning artist E. B. Lewis captures a feeling of wonder that will resonate with anyone who has gazed into the eyes of a newborn child.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780763614386
    Publication Date
    August 19, 2004
    Publisher
    Candlewick Press (MA)
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    16
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    2 - 4 years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~731L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.7
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    81660
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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