Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People

A stunning picture book biography from Monica Brown and illustrator Julie Paschkis about one of the world's most enduring and popular poets, Pablo Neruda

Once there was a little boy named Neftalí who loved wild things wildly and quiet things quietly. From the moment he could talk, he surrounded himself with words. Neftalí discovered the magic between the pages of books. When he was sixteen, he began publishing his poems as Pablo Neruda.

Pablo wrote poems about the things he loved--things made by his friends in the café, things found at the marketplace, and things he saw in nature. He wrote about the people of Chile and their stories of struggle. Because above all things and above all words, Pablo Neruda loved people.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 03/29/2011
ISBN: 9780805091984
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 11.11h x 9.02w x 0.36d
Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Honor Book
Award: Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature - Winner

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2011
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2011 pg. 135
Publishers Weekly 12/20/2010
Booklist 01/01/2011 pg. 86
School Library Journal 02/01/2011 pg. 94
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2011 pg. 2117

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 143392 / Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People
Reading Level: 4.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5