Confetti

Poems for Children
By Pat Mora, Enrique O. Sanchez
Paperback: $11.95

The renowned poet Pat Mora celebrates the culture and landscape of the Southwest through the eyes of a Mexican American girl.

Front cover for Confeti by Pat Mora and Enrique O. Sanchez
This book is also available in Spanish
Confeti
By Pat Mora, Enrique O. Sanchez
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Description

In this joyful and spirited collection, award-winning poet Pat Mora and fine artist Enrique 0. Sanchez celebrate the vivid landscape of the Southwest and the delightful rapport that children share with the natural world. Through language resounding with both English and Spanish, Confetti is also an anthem to the power of a child’s imagination and pride:

I say yo soy libre, I am free, free, free, free as confetti.

Long-awaited by Ms. Mora’s many fans, Confetti is a treasury to be shared with children everywhere.

About the Creators

Pat Mora

Pat Mora is the celebrated Latina author of forty award-winning children’s poetry and prose picture books. A lifelong literacy advocate, she founded Children’s Day, Book Day (El día de los niños, el día de los libros) to celebrate children and motivate them to become readers with daily support from families, teachers, and librarians and annual festivities on April 30. Mora lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit her online at patmora.com.

Enrique O. Sanchez
Enrique O. Sanchez

Enrique O. Sanchez has illustrated numerous award winning children's books, including Lee & Low's Abuela's Weave, Amelia's Road, and Confetti. A native of the Dominican Republic, he splits his time between his homes in Bass Harbor, Maine and Miami, Florida.

Awards

  • CCBC Choices

    Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)

Reviews

  • "Narrative poems in free verse capture the rhythms and uniqueness of Southwest and its culture as seen through the eyes of a Mexican-American girl. The beauty of the natural world is captured in Sanchez's acrylic illustrations. A welcome addition."

    - School Library Journal

  • "This collection of poems is as much fun to look at as it is to read. A good choice for choral reading or for reading aloud."

    - Booklist

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781880000854
  • Price $11.95
  • Publication Date May 01, 2006
  • Trim Size 10 × 8.5 in
  • Weight 0.4375 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Word Count 1071

    • Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781880000250
  • Price $16.95
  • Publication Date May 01, 2006
  • Trim Size 10.5 × 9 × 0.5 in
  • Weight 0.4375 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Word Count 1071

    • Interests

  • Imprint Lee & Low Books
  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Imagination & Play
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Poetry
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino
  • Themes Animal / Biodiversity / Plant Adaptations, Animals, Colors, Environment / Nature, Exploring Ecosystems, Fiction, Human Impact On Environment / Environmental Sustainability, Imagination, Indigenous / First Nations / Native American, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Multiple Ethnicities Represented, Nature / Science, Optimism / Enthusiasm, Poetry, Respect / Citizenship

    • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 5 - 9
  • Grade Range Grades K - 4
  • Guided Reading N
  • ATOS Book Level 3.7
  • DRA 30
  • Lexile Code NP
  • Lexile Measurement NPL
  • Reading Level 3
  • SRC 2.9
  • Bebop Reading Fluent

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