| Hit the Road, Jack Contributor(s): Burleigh, Robert (Author), MacDonald, Ross (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1419703994 ISBN-13: 9781419703997 Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: September 2012 * Out of Print * |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2012285316 |
| Age Level: 5-7 |
| Grade Level: Kindergarten-2 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 9.79" W x 10.85" L (1.13 lbs) 48 pages |
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
| Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2012 Publishers Weekly 07/23/2012 pg. 56 Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2012 School Library Journal 08/01/2012 pg. 90 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2012 Booklist 10/01/2012 pg. 100 Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide 05/15/2012 pg. 52 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 23 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 153337 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this delightful picture book, loosely inspired by Jack Kerouac's On the Road, a scat-singing, bebopping jackrabbit travels across the United States and marvels at all the wonders that the country reveals--from hopping on the subway in New York City to playing a jukebox in Chicago, and from gazing at Mount Rushmore to crossing the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Written in the rhythm and spirit of Beat poetry, Hit the Road, Jack is an exuberant story of experiencing all the country has to offer with wide-eyed awe. Praise for Hit the Road, Jack STARRED REVIEW "It's not a biography or an introduction to Kerouac's work; instead, it's a tribute to his spirit and his era." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "MacDonald's golden-hued watercolors and pencil crayons present 1940s America as something of a paradise, with the neon diner signs and jazz clubs just as beautiful as the rolling hills and majestic mountains..." --Booklist "Joining the ranks of such age- and genre-defying picture books.. is this homage to Jack Kerouac." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "The book pays homage to Kerouac while encouraging a love of the country, writing and wanderlust through Jack." --Reading Today "The illustrations look like something out of a 1950s picture book, and everything -- the poetry and the drawings -- convey a sense of exuberance and excitement." --Wired's Geek Dad "Burleigh's writing has a wonderful rhythm and the book reads aloud beautifully." --Library Media Connection |
Contributor Bio(s): MacDonald, Ross: - Ross MacDonald is the award-winning illustrator of Hey Batta Batta Swing!; Another Perfect Day; and Hit the Road, Jack. His illustrations appear in Vanity Fair, the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Atlantic, Newsweek, Time, the Wall Street Journal, Harper's, and Rolling Stone. He lives in Connecticut, where he operates Brightwork Press.Burleigh, Robert: - Robert Burleigh has written a number of bestselling children's books that have received multiple starred reviews and awards, including the Orbis Pictus and the Texas Bluebonnet Master List. He lives outside Chicago. |
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