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This Is a School (Hardback)

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Hardback 40 Pages
Published: 06/07/2023
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A moving celebration of school and all it may signify: work and play, creativity and trust, and a supportive community that extends beyond its walls.
A school isn’t just a building; it is all the people who work and learn together. It is a place for discovery and asking questions. A place for sharing, for helping, and for community. It is a place of hope and healing, even when that community can’t be together in the same room. John Schu, a librarian and former ambassador of school libraries, crafts a loving letter to schools and the people that make up the communities within, in a picture book debut beautifully illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison.

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781529510119
Number of pages: 40
Weight: 435 g
Dimensions: 256 x 261 x 9 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

Schu's debut picture book salutes the school community and the positive role it plays in kids' lives. . . Jamison's watercolor, acrylic, and digital-collage illustrations employ a sunny palette, well suited to the text's upbeat tone. . . . Schu emphasizes the school as a community, where growth, celebrations, transformations, and work all occur, providing a reassuring introduction to this near-universal experience. - Booklist (starred review)

Librarian and book advocate Schu invites readers into a school community in which all voices are heard, each person learns, and everyone—and everything, including the plants in the school garden—grows. . . . This introduction to school communities shows children what happens inside a classroom via a vision of school at its best—one that leaves readers with a sense of belonging and inclusion. - Publishers Weekly

A soaring panegyric to elementary school as a communal place to learn and grow. . . the central message here is that school is a physical space, not a virtual one, where learning and community happen. . . . A full-hearted valentine. - Kirkus Reviews

This book is so beautiful! I can see the love, joy, inclusion, and empathy on every single page. What a gift this is for kids, educators, and families. - Supriya Kelkar, children’s author of Brown is Beautiful

John Schu's story serves as a letter to schools and addresses how its members are still a community, whether they are together in the classroom or not. - Tiny Beans

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