內容簡介
內容簡介 這是由創作《如何閱讀一本書》和《如何寫一首詩》的團隊所推出的第三本書,慶祝傾聽你內心迴響的歌曲,並讓你的音樂響徹四方的魔力。現在安靜地豎起耳朵傾聽,周圍正在上演的音樂會。隨著這段寧靜的序曲逐漸演變成一場完整的交響樂,紐伯瑞獎得主Kwame Alexander和創作歌Randy Preston指揮著一首詩的旋律。由凱迪克獎提名插畫家Melissa Sweet創作的色彩繽紛的音符,將這首詩呈現出獨特的藝術魅力。在大自然的合唱團圍繞下,讓充滿雷霆般震動的詞句指引你,讓旋律帶著你前行,直到你忍不住從心中唱出!This third book by the team that created the New York Times bestselling How to Read a Book and How to Write a Poem celebrates the magic of listening to the song that echoes inside you, and letting your music ring out.Hush.Now, turn up your earsand listento the concert happeningall around you.As this quiet overture builds to a full symphony, Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander and singer-songwriter Randy Preston conduct a melody of a poem. Colorful notes are played by Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet’s distinctive artwork.Surrounded by nature’s chorus and guided by words that vibrate like thunder, let the groove lead you on, until you can’t help but sing out from your soul!
作者介紹
作者介紹 Kwame Alexander Kwame Alexander is a poet, an educator, and the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-five books, including his Newbery Medal–winning middle grade novel The Crossover. Some of his other works include Booked, which was longlisted for the National Book Award; The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life; Swing; the picture books How to Read a Book and How to Write a Poem (coauthored with Deanna Nikaido), bothillustrated by Melissa Sweet; and The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the Caldecott Medal, a Newbery Honor, and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. He is a regular contributor to NPR’s Morning Edition, currently serving as their poet ambassador. He lives in Virginia with his family. Visit his website at kwamealexander.com. Randy PrestonRandy Preston is an African Native American (Piscataway) composer, author, and performer, raised in the UK, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. He started writing music at the age of seven and never stopped. He taught English literature for eighteen years before collaborating with Kwame Alexander, performing at numerous schools and venues around the world. Preston wrote original songs for a number of picture books and children’s shows and composed the score for the musical Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie, starring Indigo Blume.Melissa SweetMelissa Sweet has illustrated more than one hundred books, including Kwame Alexander’s How to Read a Book and How to Write a Poem, and has written and illustrated her own work. Her work has been featured in magazines, on greeting cards, and on living room walls. Melissa has received the Caldecott Honor Medal twice, among many other awards, including the Sibert Award, and is a New York Times bestselling author and artist. Melissa lives in Maine. You can visit her at melissasweet.net.