Hopkins, Lee Bennett. 2010. AMAZING FACES. ill. Chris Soentpiet. New York: Lee & Low Books Inc. ISBN 9781600603341
SUMMARY:
Amazing Faces is an anthology. The various poems were selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins to express the universal emotions people feel from very diverse backgrounds. Poem authors include Lee Bennett Hopkins, Janet S. Wong, J. Patrick Lewis, to name a few.
QUALITY & APPEAL:
Wonderful book to enrich a diverse community classroom where all feel welcomed, safe, and acknowledged. Students from various backgrounds will enjoy seeing and hearing words, phrases, and pictures that symbolize "home" to them. Students will be drawn in by the beautiful artwork of Chris Soentpiet. The familiar childhood experiences, no matter the cultural background, will bring students together as they share their thoughts, ideas, and feelings about the many interesting topics found within this inspiring book. Great discussions from the poems that will extend and enrich each students' insight and knowledge about themselves, the fellow students in their classroom, and the world around them. Stimulating students in such a meaningful way will expand their imagination and their overall learning.
Educators will enjoy this picture book's poems as they are consistent in their high quality. Each poem and illustration consistently reinforces the purpose of the book.
SPOTLIGHT POEM: (Excerpt from poetry picture book)
ABUELA
by Patrick Lewis
Her face, a lacework of courage;
Her brow, brown as settled earth;
Her chin, worn thin, a point of pride;
Her cheeks, soft antiques of the sun;
Her smile, a profile in mischief,
Latina, abuela, she is everyone
Of us come from otherwhere,
Happy to call another stratosphere
Home.
NOTE: abuela: grandmother
CONNECTIONS:
After reading ESPERANZA RISING by Pam Munoz Ryan, share this powerful poem with students to introduce an author's study. Students work in small groups researching the author Pam Munoz Ryan, focusing in on key information related to the novel ESPERANZA RISING. Students will create an informational poster, citing their sources. They will present their group's information to the class and display their posters. After all presentations, students will revisit the ABUELA poem and begin brainstorming ideas to create their own poem about their grandmother. Students will create their own poem, and go through the whole writing process to revise, edit, and publish their work. Their final publication will have a picture (one drawn by the student or a photograph brought from home) attached and displayed for all to see with the original ABUELA mentor poem in the center of the display.
Question and Answers with author Pam Munoz Ryan: https://www.scholastic.com/esperanza/popups/authorqa2.htm
AWARDS:
- Texas Bluebonnet Masterlist
- Starred Review by Publishers Weekly
- Best Children's Books of the Year by Bank Street College of Education
- Great Lakes Great Books Awards Nominee by Michigan Reading Association
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