What Makes Us Human

What Makes Us Human - Hardcover

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What Makes Us Human - Hardcover

What Makes Us Human - Hardcover

by Victor D. O. Santos
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A National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)-Children's Book Council (CBC) Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People List
A USBBY Outstanding International Book
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books List

"The profundity of the topic of language itself hits its mark. A beautiful addition to all libraries."
-- School Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW)

A poetic riddle about language and its role in history, culture, and human connection, released in partnership with UNESCO in honor of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032).

Can you guess what I am? I have been around a very, very long time. You hardly knew me as a baby, but now you cannot get me out of your head. There are thousands of me, all over the globe, and some of those forms are disappearing. I can connect you to the past, present, and future. Who am I--and why am I so important to humanity?

Clever and thought-provoking, the award-winning What Makes Us Human is an accessible introduction to how language connects people across the world. This unique book celebrates all the amazing ways communication shapes our lives, including through text messages on phones, Braille buttons in elevators, and endangered languages at risk of disappearing.

Published in partnership with UNESCO in honor of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032), What Makes Us Human is available in more than 30 languages around the world.
ISBN9780802856258
Author Victor D. O. Santos
PublisherEerdmans Books for Young Readers
GenreChildren and Education
FormatHardcover
PublishedMarch 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages48
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Victor D. O. Santos

Victor D.O. Santos is a Brazilian American author and professional linguist who penned and self-published his first picture book as a gift to his son in 2020. After his eighth self-published effort, My Dad, My Rock, locked down a Kirkus Star and a spot on Kirkus' Best Books of 2022 list, he began drawing the attention of publishers worldwide. Today, he is best known for the internationally acclaimed picture book What Makes Us Human, selected to the prestigious White Ravens 2023 catalogue and a special exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, and has been translated into 30 languages. Dena Seiferling is a Canadian artist specializing in illustration and sculpting who has a soft spot for animals and nature. A graduate of Alberta University of the Arts, where she continues to teach, Seiferling is most notably a 2022 recipient of the New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book award and a 2019 Governor General's Literary Award nominee (Children's Literature--Illustration). Her needle-felting art has also been featured by Disney. She lives in Calgary.

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