John’s House

by João Manuel Ribeiro; Illustration: João Vaz de Carvalho

Technical data: ISBN: 9789898213761 Year of publication: 06-2012 Language: Portuguese Binding: Hardcover Pages: 36 Thematic classification: Books > Books in Portuguese > Children’s Books > Poems and Rhymes

Recommended by the National Reading Plan: 6-8 year olds

Book recommended for the 1st year of school, intended for guided reading.

João Manuel Ribeiro (1968- ) is a poet, writer, editor and researcher. As well as reading and writing, he likes to study. He has a PhD in Educational Sciences and a Master’s degree in Pedagogical Supervision and Training of Trainers from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra. He has a Master’s degree in Children’s and Young People’s Books and Literature from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He also has a Master’s degree in Theology from the Catholic University of Porto. Considered “one of the most promising authors of poetry for children”, he has published more than five dozen books of Children’s and Young People’s Literature, divided between poetry and narrative. He is the director of A Casa do João – Revista de Literatura Infantil e Juvenil and publishes critical texts on the blog andancasdopoeta.blogspot.com. He is represented in school textbooks, grammars and activity books, some of which are published by Porto Editora. He loves visiting schools and meeting his readers.