One Today

by Richard Blanco · 2015 · 40 pages

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One Today is a poem celebrating America.

President Barack Obama invited Richard Blanco to write a poem to share at his second presidential inauguration.

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That poem is One Today, a lush and lyrical, patriotic commemoration of America from dawn to dusk and from coast to coast.

Brought to life here by beloved, award-winning artist Dav Pilkey, One Todayis a tribute to a nation where the extraordinary happens every single day.

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Themes
diversitypresidents
Setting
USA
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 40 pages
Form
poetry

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