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If: A Father's Advice to His Son
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If: A Father's Advice to His Son Hardback - 2007

by Rudyard Kipling; Charles R. Smith (Illustrator)

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Kipling's timeless ode to growing up has been considered a classic since it was first published in 1910. Now, acclaimed photographer Charles R. Smith Jr. brings a fresh vision to Kipling's inspiring words with stylish, kinetic images of young people playing sports. Full color.

Summary

What makes a boy into a man?

Courage.
Confidence.
Patience.
Integrity...


For more than one hundred years, this classic poems has inspired readers to reach for the best in themselves.

In pictures and words, here's what every boy needs to know most.

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What makes a boy into a man?

Courage.
Confidence.
Patience.
Integrity...

For more than one hundred years, this classic poems has inspired readers to reach for the best in themselves.

In pictures and words, here's what every boy needs to know most.

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  • Title If: A Father's Advice to His Son
  • Author Rudyard Kipling; Charles R. Smith (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers
  • Publication date March 27, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
  • ISBN 9780689877995 / 0689877994
  • Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.46 x 9.22 x 0.46 in (24.03 x 23.42 x 1.17 cm)
  • Age range 09 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 7
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Boy's Interest
    • Topical: Family
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Fathers and sons, Children's poetry, English
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2006005312
  • Dewey Decimal Code 821.8

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Citations

  • Black Issues Book Review, 03/01/2007, Page 23
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2007, Page 433
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 03/01/2007, Page 225
  • PW Notes and Reprints, 04/02/2007, Page 60
  • School Library Journal, 02/01/2007, Page 140

About the author

Charles R. Smith Jr. is an acclaimed poet and the Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator of My People, a picture book based on the poem by Langston Hughes. He is also the illustrator of If, the author and photographer of I Am the World, and he won the Coretta Scott King Author Honor for his book Twelve Rounds To Glory. He grew up in California and attended the Brooks Institute of Photography. A magazine and book cover photographer in addition to a picture book creator, Charles lives with his wife and kids in Poughkeepsie, New York. Visit him at CharlesRSmithJr.com.

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