Lines, Squiggles, Letters, Words

Written by Ruth Rocha Illustrated by Madalena Matoso Translated from Portuguese by Lyn Miller-Lachmann A 2017 USBBY Outstanding International Book A child who has not yet learned how to read looks out at the world and sees language as such a child would: as lines and squiggles that don't exactly make pictures but don't seem to make anything else either. Then, when the child starts to go to school and begins to learn his letters, his way of seeing begins to change. ISBN: 978-1-59270-208-4 9" (W) x 11" (H) • 40 pages • HCJ