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House Held Up by Trees

House Held Up by Trees - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Ted Kooser, Jon Klassen (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2012-03-27Pages:32
Language:EnglishPublisher:Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN-13:9780763651077ISBN-10:763651079UPC:9780763651077Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Art, Lifestyles, Science & NatureBook Topic:Country LifeAward:2012 Governor General's Literary Awards Finalist - Children's Illustration AwardSize:9.20 x 10.60 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC4GKZ05AN
From Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser and rising talent Jon Klassen comes a poignant tale of loss, change, and nature's quiet triumph.

When the house was new, not a single tree remained on its perfect lawn to give shade from the sun. The children in the house trailed the scent of wild trees to neighboring lots, where thick bushes offered up secret places to play. When the children grew up and moved away, their father, alone in the house, continued his battle against blowing seeds, plucking out sprouting trees. Until one day the father, too, moved away, and as the empty house began its decline, the trees began their approach. At once wistful and exhilarating, this lovely, lyrical story evokes the inexorable passage of time -- and the awe-inspiring power of nature to lift us up.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN-13:9780763651077ISBN-10:763651079UPC:9780763651077Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Art, Lifestyles, Science & NatureBook Topic:Country LifeAward:2012 Governor General's Literary Awards Finalist - Children's Illustration AwardSize:9.20 x 10.60 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC4GKZ05AN
Ted Kooser, the United States Poet Laureate from 2004 to 2006, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his book of poems Delights & Shadows. He is the author of twelve full-length volumes of poetry and several books of nonfiction, and his work has appeared in many periodicals. Bag in the Wind, illustrated by Barry Root, was his first picture book. Ted Kooser lives in Garland, Nebraska.

Jon Klassen is the author-illustrator of I Want My Hat Back. The first picture book he illustrated, Cats' Night Outby Caroline Stutson, won the Governor General's Award for illustration in his native Canada. Jon Klassen now lives in Los Angeles.
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

Awards

🏆 2012 Governor General's Literary Awards Finalist - Children's Illustration Award

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