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Starred Review Looking Like Me

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

When you look in a mirror, who do you see?

A boy? A girl?
A son? A daughter?
A runner? A dancer?

Whoever and whatever you see―just put out your fist and give yourself an “I am” BAM!

This jumping, jazzy, joyful picture book by the award-winning team of Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers celebrates every child, and everything that a child can be.

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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Picture Books
Category Diverse Books: Celebrating Differences , Diversity
Copyright 2009
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Carolrhoda Books ®
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2009-10-27
Reading Counts! Level 4.2
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV039140, JUV013000, JUV011010
Dewey [Fic]
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 9 x 9
Guided Reading Level R
ATOS Reading Level 2.6
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 134434
Accelerated Reader® Points 5.0
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Awards, Original artwork, Reviewed, and Starred Reviews

Awards

  • Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices, Winner, 2010
  • Notable Award School Library Journal Best Book, Winner, 2009

Reviews

Starred Review Library Media Connection

Reviewed on 1 November 2009

“Students will enjoy the jazzy rhythm and upbeat message of the poem….Highly Recommended.” —starred review, Library Media Connection

Starred Review School Library Journal

Reviewed on 1 November 2009

“The rhyme and repetition flow naturally, capturing the rhythms of everyday conversation and the hip-hop beats many children hear daily….This book is an excellent introduction to verse, for it vividly demonstrates how poetry is a vital part of daily life.” —starred, School Library Journal

Starred Review Booklist

Reviewed on 15 October 2009

“This very contemporary work is encouraging, energetic, and inspired.” —starred, Booklist

Starred Review Kirkus Reviews

Reviewed on 15 September 2009

“This vibrant synthesis of poetry and pictures is a natural for classrooms and family sharing.” —starred, Kirkus Reviews

The Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on 1 January 2009

“[E]ven the more curmudgeonly among us might appreciate the message when it’s dressed up as fine as it is in this picture book by Myers pére et fils.” —The Horn Book Magazine