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Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole
Contributor(s): Raczka, Robert (Author), Groenink, Chuck (Illustrator)

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 ISBN: 146771805X     ISBN-13: 9781467718059
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General
Dewey: 811.6
LCCN: 2013030819
Age Level: 5-9
Grade Level: Kindergarten-4
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.4" W x 11.1" L (0.90 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Holiday - Christmas
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Awards: Cybils, Finalist, Poetry, 2014
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2014
Publishers Weekly 09/15/2014
School Library Journal 10/01/2014 pg. 68
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2014 pg. 53
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 63
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 166991
Reading Level: 4.0   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:

You know that Santa can fly a sleigh, squeeze down chimneys, and circle the globe in a night. But did you know that another of his talents is writing haiku?

December 1: White envelopes float / from my overfilled mailbox-- / December's first storm.

December 24: Which is packed tighter / the sack full of toys or the / red suit full of me?

These twenty-five short poems--composed by Santa himself--give you a peek into life at the North Pole as the December days tick down to Christmas. See the hustle and bustle of the elves' workshop, feel the serenity of moonlight on fresh snow, and find out how Santa and Mrs. Claus keep busy as Santa's big night draws near.


Contributor Bio(s): Groenink, Chuck: -

Chuck Groenink is an illustrator from the Netherlands. He grew up in a small town, climbing trees, exploring forests and drawing a lot. All things he still enjoys doing, only these days he lives in Syracuse, NY, with his wife and two scraggly cats.

Raczka, Robert: - Bob Raczka and his wife Amy are the co-creators of three masterpieces: Robert, Carl and Emma. They live in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, with their dog Rufus, who is also a piece of work. As a boy, Bob loved to draw--especially dinosaurs, cars, and airplanes. He also enjoyed making paper airplanes and model rockets. He's a lifelong Cubs fan. Thanks to good grades (and some help from his high school art teachers) he went to college at the University of Illinois, where he majored in art. On a whim, Bob took an advertising copywriting class and loved it. When he graduated, he became an advertising writer. But when his first child, Robert, was born, he rediscovered children's books and thought, "I want to do this." So Bob began sending out manuscripts and collecting rejection letters. Five years later, he sold his first manuscript, a book about art called No One Saw. Little did he know, it would become the first book in his ongoing series, Bob Raczka's Art Adventures.
 
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