Max's Words by Kate Banks
Bright, bold pictures incorporating clever wordplay accompany this highly original tale from Kate Banks and illustrator Boris Kulikov about a younger brother's ingenuity.
Max's brothers have grand collections that everyone makes a big fuss over. Benjamin collects stamps and Karl collects coins, and neither one will share with their little brother. So Max decides to start a collection of his own. He's going to collect words. He starts with small words that he cuts out of newspapers and magazines, but soon his collection has spilled out into the hall.
All the while, his brothers are watching. Benjamin brags that he has one thousand stamps. Karl is just a few coins short of five hundred. But a thousand stamps is really just a bunch of stamps, and a lot of coins is only a heap of money. A pile of words, however, can make a story.
Max's Words is a Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben have worked on several books, including the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winning And If the Moon Could Speak, The Cat Who Went Across France, Baboon, and Shut Your Eyes. Banks, her husband, and their two sons live in the south of France. Hallensleben currently resides in Paris.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780374399498 |
| ISBN 10 | 0374399492 |
| Title | Max's Words |
| Author | Kate Banks |
| Series | Max's Words Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc |
| Year published | 2006-08-08 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Prizes | Winner of Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) (Recommended) 2006, Commended for Lupine Award (Picture Book) 2006, Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Picture Storybook) 2010, Short-listed for North Carolina Children's Book Award (Picture Book) 2008, Short-listed for Red Clover Award 2008, Short-listed for Monarch Award 2010, Short-listed for Black-Eyed Susan Award (Picture Book) 2007, Short-listed for Florida Children's Book Award 2009, Short-listed for Grand Canyon Reader Award (Picture Book) 2009, Short-listed for Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award 2008 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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