We have to make the most of our short New England summers, so in my house we start flipping through seed catalogs and planning our garden while the snow is still on the ground. There’s always a little negotiation around what’s possible to grow where we live—much to my kids’ chagrin, tropical fruit trees can’t […]
From the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The Library.
Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles to customers' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece an ambitious rooftop garden which she hopes will make even Uncle Jim smile. Sarah Stewart introduces readers to an engaging and determined young heroine, whose story is told through letters written home, while David Small's illustrations beautifully evoke the Depression-era setting.
From the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The Library.
Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles to customers' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece an ambitious rooftop garden which she hopes will make even Uncle Jim smile. Sarah Stewart introduces readers to an engaging and determined young heroine, whose story is told through letters written home, while David Small's illustrations beautifully evoke the Depression-era setting.
The Gardener: (Caldecott Honor Book)
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40Paperback(Reissue)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780312367497 |
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Publisher: | Square Fish |
Publication date: | 05/01/2007 |
Edition description: | Reissue |
Pages: | 40 |
Sales rank: | 247,417 |
Product dimensions: | 8.10(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.10(d) |
Lexile: | AD570L (what's this?) |
Age Range: | 4 - 7 Years |