Be strong / Pat Zietlow Miller ; illustrated by Jen Hill.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250221117
- ISBN: 1250221110
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | Award Book 2023-24 Show Me Reader nominee |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 3-6. Roaring Brook Press. Grades K-1. Roaring Brook Press. AD540L Lexile Decoding demand: 70 (high) Semantic demand: 79 (high) Syntactic demand: 61 (high) Structure demand: 88 (very high) Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR LG 2.5 0.5 515538. |
Awards Note: | Show-Me Readers Award nominee, 2023-2024. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Conduct of life > Juvenile fiction. Strength > Juvenile fiction. Determination (Personality trait) in children > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Picture books. Illustrated works. |
Available copies
- 79 of 97 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Henry County Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 97 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Henry County - Lenora Blackmore | JPB GRO MILLER PAT (Text)
Digital Bookplate:
SHOW ME READERS AWARD NOMINEE 2023-2024
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I0000000288246 | Picture Books | Available | - |
Henry County - Main Library | JPB GRO MILLER PAT (Text)
Digital Bookplate:
SHOW ME READERS AWARD NOMINEE 2023-2024
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I0000000288320 | Picture Books | Available | - |
Kirkus Review
Be Strong
Kirkus Reviews
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A child faced with a challenge learns about and practices being strong. When this young narrator has to climb the wall in the school gymnasium, they don't reach the top the way classmate Cayla can. The kid feels the opposite of strong. Family members tell the protagonist that being strong gets you through life, so the kid asks, "How can I be strong?" Each family member has advice. Being strong can look like "showing up," "speaking up," and "not giving up." Each family member also lives an example of their words. The narrator, a small Black child with large, puffy hair, takes the advice of parents and grandmother. The kid practices being strong by showing up for friends, speaking out for peers, and not giving up when learning new things. The text is straightforward and immersive, with braided threads that are easy and delightful to follow. The illustrations are made up of busy spreads of neighborhood scenes and sparse scenes of individual and small group actions, making for a well-paced journey through the child's experiences with family and community. This exploration of the true meaning of being strong is layered and lovely, provoking deep thought, feeling, and conversation about this important virtue and its corollaries--perseverance, leadership, and caring. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Smart and warm. (Picture book. 3-9) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.