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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Kate DiCamillo, Yoko TanakaAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2009-09-08Pages:208
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN-13:9780763644109ISBN-10:763644102UPC:9780763644109Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Fantasy & Magic, Action & Adventure, FamilyBook Topic:Orphans & Foster HomesAward:2010 Minnesota Book Award Winner - Young Adult Award|2009 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Recommended - Fiction Award|Massachusetts Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|2011 Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee - Junior Novel Award|Delaware Diamonds Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|2011 Flicker Tale Children's Book Award Nominee - Juvenile Award|2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|Delaware Diamonds Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 AwardSize:7.76 x 5.58 x 0.76 inchesWeight:0.68Product ID:SCXYJ163JC
Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected and making the extraordinary come true.
What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an elephant An elephant will lead him there ) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it's true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes -- hope and belonging, desire and compassion -- with the lightness of a magician's touch.
What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an elephant An elephant will lead him there ) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it's true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes -- hope and belonging, desire and compassion -- with the lightness of a magician's touch.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN-13:9780763644109ISBN-10:763644102UPC:9780763644109Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Fantasy & Magic, Action & Adventure, FamilyBook Topic:Orphans & Foster HomesAward:2010 Minnesota Book Award Winner - Young Adult Award|2009 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Recommended - Fiction Award|Massachusetts Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|2011 Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee - Junior Novel Award|Delaware Diamonds Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|2011 Flicker Tale Children's Book Award Nominee - Juvenile Award|2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|Delaware Diamonds Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 AwardSize:7.76 x 5.58 x 0.76 inchesWeight:0.68Product ID:SCXYJ163JC
Kate DiCamillo is the author of The Tale of Despereaux, which was awarded the Newbery Medal; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, winner of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; Because of Winn-Dixie, a Newbery Honor winner; The Tiger Rising, a National Book Award Finalist; the picture book Great Joy; and six books starring Mercy Watson, including a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book. She lives in Minneapolis. Yoko Tanaka is a graduate of the Art Center College in Pasadena, California. She is the illustrator of Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers, and Sparrow Girl by Sara Pennypacker. Yoko Tanaka lives in Los Angeles and Bangkok.
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
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🏆 2010 Minnesota Book Award Winner - Young Adult Award|2009 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Recommended - Fiction Award|Massachusetts Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|2011 Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee - Junior Novel Award|Delaware Diamonds Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|2011 Flicker Tale Children's Book Award Nominee - Juvenile Award|2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|Delaware Diamonds Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award
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