W. Nikola-Lisa

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Beginning Reader

America Land of Opposites

Can You Top That?

One Hole in the Road

Primary Reader

Bein' With You This Way

Shake Dem Halloween Bones

Summer Sun Risin'

Intermediate Reader

Folk Stories

How We Are Smart

Tangletalk

The Year With Grandma Mos

Middle Grade Reader

Dear Frank

Dragonfly

Shark Man

Young Adults and Beyond

Dog Eared

Men Who Made the Yankees

Aren't You the Janitor?

About the Author

 



Background and Description

Come along with this group of friends as they play in the park on a sunny afternoon. The ring leader is a very perceptive child who observes the differences (and similarities) among her playmates: She has straight hair. He has curly hair. How perfectly remarkably strange, uh-huh... You'll enjoy their romp and the sing-song nature of the text that builds as it moves along, ending with a bluesy Be-bop-a-doo-bop. Be-bop-boo. Be-bop-a-doo-bop. Doo-be-dee-doo....




Honors and Awards

Parenting Magazine Reading Magic Award
Best Books of 1994, Child Magazine
Pick of the Lists, American Bookseller




 



Reviews

"Multicultural literature at its best." 
—Child Magazine

"An exuberant story... Children will clamor for an immediate reread." 
—Kirkus Reviews

"[An] ode to the beauty of diversity." 
—School Library Journal

"A wonderful children's anthem celebrating diversity." 
—San Francisco Chronicle







The Nuts and Bolts

Title: Bein' With You This Way
Author: W. Nikola-Lisa
Illustrator: Michael Bryant
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Release Date: March 1994
Genre: Fiction
Age Level: 4-8
Page Count: 32

To purchase a copy click here—
available in the following formats:

ISBN: 978-18800000-5-2 (hardcover)
ISBN: 978-18800002-6-7 (paperback)
ISBN: 978-15911239-9-6 (audio CD)

Note: Also available in Spanish in both
hardcover and paperback.




For institutional orders I recommend that you order directly from Lee & Low Books. They'll fulfill your order in a reasonable amount of time and you'll receive a discount as a classroom teacher, school, or library. Call them at 888-320-3190 (opt #3) or click here to go to their ordering page.




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