Walt Whitman: Words for America (New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books (Awards))
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0439357918
ISBN 13
9780439357913
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
2004
Publisher
Pages
56
Description
The pioneering team that brought you the Caldecott Honor-winning THE DINOSAURS OF WATERHOUSE HAWKINS focuses their remarkable skills and vision on Walt Whitman--poet, American, Civil War hero.Did you know that poet Walt Whitman was also a Civil War nurse? Devastated by his country dividing and compelled to service by his brother's war injury, Walt nursed all soldiers-Union & Confederate, black & white. By getting to know them through many intense and affecting experiences, he began to see a greater life purpose: His writing could give these men a voice, & in turn, achieve his greatest aspiration--to capture the true spirit of America. Dramatic, powerful, & deeply moving, this consummate portrait of Whitman will inspire readers to pick up their pens & open their hearts to humanity. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
