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Name: A River of Words : the Story of William Carlos Williams
Author: Bryant, Jen
ISBN: [978-0-8028-5302-8,0-8028-5302-1]

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A River of Words : the Story of William Carlos Williams

Author: Bryant, Jen

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Follett Number: 16037X1
Audience: Upper Elementary
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2008
Format: 34 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 27 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-5302-8
ISBN-10: 0-8028-5302-1
LCCN: 2007-049347
Dewey: 811
Classifications: Biography; Nonfiction

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Physicians

Poets, American

Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963 Biography

Includes bibliographical references. An illustrated biography of American poet William Carlos Williams, who studied to become a doctor, but still found time to write poetry.

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2009 Caldecott Honor Book An ALA Notable Book A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book A Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book NCTE Notable Children's Book When he wrote poems, he felt as free as the Passaic River as it rushed to the falls. Willie's notebooks filled up, one after another. Willie's words gave him freedom and peace, but he also knew he needed to earn a living. So he went off to medical school and became a doctor -- one of the busiest men in town Yet he never stopped writing poetry. In this picture book biography of William Carlos Williams, Jen Bryant's engaging prose and Melissa Sweet's stunning mixed-media illustrations celebrate the amazing man who found a way to earn a living and to honor his calling to be a poet.

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