A simple but empowering poem about creating a world, told from a young child's perspective. When a little girl moves her hand, she changes the world as she discovers it. As she moves her known world she discovers her own power and creates everything anew. The poem, written by Argentine poet Jorge Lujn, comes from a culture saturated with magic in which even the very young can make the world by reaching out and moving it. Mandana Sadats imaginative illustrations deepen and enrich the text. Movi la mano / I Moved My Hand is a special contribution to the world of childrens books for the very young (and the not so young). Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

 

 

This book is aimed at children in preschool+.

This book has been graded for interest at 2 years.

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2014 by Groundwood Books Ltd , Canada .

Elisa Amado was born in Guatemala and now lives in Toronto. Amado's other children's books include What Are You Doing? and Why Are You Doing That? Abraham Urias was born in El Salvador and immigrated to America during the civil war. He works as a designer at Warner Bros in Los Angeles. Mandana Sadat is an acclaimed French-Iranian author and illustrator of children's books. She studied illustration at Les Arts Decoratifs de Strasbourg. Her previous books include Beyond My Hand, The Other Paul, Cosas con plumas, Le jardin de babai and Soleil d'hiver, among many others.