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Steady Hands: Poems About Work
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4.1 out of 5
Based on 39 Ratings and 13 Reviews

Book Description
In this collection of free-verse poems, inspired by Walt Whitman's I Hear America Singing, Tracie Vaughn Zimmer celebrates workers and the doing of work. The poems are short and direct, with strong, fresh images, and readers can easily imagine themselves in the roles she portrays: welder, librarian, surgeon, retail clerk, camp counselor. The illustrations are as original as the text---amazing mult... More
Book Information
PublisherClarion Books
BindingHardcover (4 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages48
ISBN-100618903518
ISBN-13978-0618903511
Publication Date02/16/2009
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About Tracie Vaughn Zimmer (Author) : Tracie Vaughn Zimmer considers herself a teacher first after working with students of nearly every age and ability. She attended Ohio State University where she majored in special education, and recei... more
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About Megan Halsey (Illustrator) : Megan Halsey is a published illustrator and an author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Megan Halsey include Cousins of Clouds: Elephant Poems, Boats: Speeding! Sailing! Cruising! ... more
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About Sean Addy (Illustrator) : I love to draw and paint. Love robots and the 50's. Especially robots from the fifties. Wish I could wear dress pants and suspenders all the time like my great grand father did, but it gets way to hot... more
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