America's Promise - Hardcover

Powell, Alma

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060521724 ISBN 13: 9780060521721

Verlag: HarperCollins, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

Honey and her younger brother, Benji, are new to the neighborhood. As Honey and Benji explore their town, they meet new friends, and encounter a special lady called Mrs. Mayberry. At Mrs. Mayberry's Play and Learn House, they enjoy books, music, games, and snacks. And when a surprise visit from Mayor Crawley presents the gang with an unusual task, determination and hard work help them conquer an exceptional challenge and reap the rewards of community spirit.

In this playful picture book, Alma Powell introduces young readers to the basic principles of America's Promise -- caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, marketable skills, and opportunities to serve -- and inspires us all to make America a better place for our children.

Mrs. Powell is donating all of her royalties for this book to America's Promise -- The Alliance for Youth.

A portion of the publisher's proceeds will also be donated to America's Promise.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Alma Powell is the Co-Chair of America’s Promise, a diverse and growing alliance of nearly 500 national organizations dedicated to teaching today’s youth five basic hallmarks of building character and competence. Mrs. Powell is married to Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Alma Powell es conpresidenta de America's Promise (Promesa de América), una organización nacional sin fines de lucro dedicada a mejorar el futuro de los niños y la juventud. La Sra. Powell está casada con Colin L. Powell, el fundador de America's Promise. Tiene tres hijos y dos nietos. Donará todos de sus ingresos procendentes de la venta de este libro a America's Promise -- la Alianza por la Juventud.

Marsha Winborn, illustrator of A Valentine for Norman Noggs, has also illustrated Grandma's Cat and the Digby and Kate series. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Marsha Winborn es ilustradora de varios libros para lectores jóvenes, incluyendo A Valentine for Norman Noggs, por Valiska Gregory, Pepper's Journal y Probably Pistachio por Stuart J. Murphy, y Eggnapped!, por Marisa Montes.

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Honey and her younger brother, Benji, are new to the neighborhood. As Honey and Benji explore their town, they meet new friends, and encounter a special lady called Mrs. Mayberry. At Mrs. Mayberry's Play and Learn House, they enjoy books, music, games, and snacks. And when a surprise visit from Mayor Crawley presents the gang with an unusual task, determination and hard work help them conquer an exceptional challenge and reap the rewards of community spirit.

In this playful picture book, Alma Powell introduces young readers to the basic principles of America's Promise -- caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, marketable skills, and opportunities to serve -- and inspires us all to make America a better place for our children.

Mrs. Powell is donating all of her royalties for this book to America's Promise -- The Alliance for Youth.

A portion of the publisher's proceeds will also be donated to America's Promise.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0060521724
• ISBN 13: 9780060521721
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Zeichner: Winborn Marsha
• Anzahl der Seiten: 32
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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