For readers of Newbery Winner Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña.
Everyday a young girl is disheartened by the things in her neighborhood: the trash on the streets, the graffiti on the walls, and the homeless woman that sleeps in a box. When she learns the word "beautiful" at school, she sets out to find "something beautiful" in her surroundings. In her search, this little girl learns to see beyond the barren ugliness of her environment to find beauty in her friendships, her family, and herself.
WINNER
| 2000 Arkansas Charlie May Simon Master List
WINNER
| 2000 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Master List
When I look through my window, I see a brick wall. There is trash in the courtyard and a broken bottle that looks like fallen stars.
There is writing in the halls of my building. On the front door, someone wrote the word Die.
The teacher taught me the word in school. I wrote it in my book. B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L.Beautiful! I think it means something that when you have it, your heart is happy.
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"This moving picture book offers a shining testament to the ability of human beings to find "something beautiful" in even the most unlikely places. . . .Soentpiet's paintings are luminously lifelike. [T]he paintings focus on a community so real, readers can almost feel the sunlight on their faces." --Publishers Weekly
For readers of Newbery Winner Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña.
Everyday a young girl is disheartened by the things in her neighborhood: the trash on the streets, the graffiti on the walls, and the homeless woman that sleeps in a box. When she learns the word "beautiful" at school, she sets out to find "something beautiful" in her surroundings. In her search, this little girl learns to see beyond the barren ugliness of her environment to find beauty in her friendships, her family, and herself.
Awards
WINNER
| 2000 Arkansas Charlie May Simon Master List
WINNER
| 2000 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Master List
Excerpt
When I look through my window, I see a brick wall. There is trash in the courtyard and a broken bottle that looks like fallen stars.
There is writing in the halls of my building. On the front door, someone wrote the word Die.
The teacher taught me the word in school. I wrote it in my book. B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L.Beautiful! I think it means something that when you have it, your heart is happy.
. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
Praise
"This moving picture book offers a shining testament to the ability of human beings to find "something beautiful" in even the most unlikely places. . . .Soentpiet's paintings are luminously lifelike. [T]he paintings focus on a community so real, readers can almost feel the sunlight on their faces." --Publishers Weekly
