The Gardener by Stewart, Sarah [Hardback, 40 pages]

$ 10.02

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Format: Hardcover Number of Pages: 40 Pages UPC: 9780374325176 Author: Sarah Stewart EAN: 9780374325176 Item Length: 11.1 in Genre: Juvenile Fiction Illustrator: Small, David, Yes Publication Year: 1997 Language: English Item Width: 8.6 in Item Weight: 12.3 Oz Item Height: 0.4 in Book Title: Gardener : (Caldecott Honor Book) gtin13: 9780374325176 MPN: N/A ISBN: 9780374325176 Topic: Historical / United States / 20th Century, General, Lifestyles / City & Town Life, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes)

Description

The Gardener is a 1997 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and a 1998 Caldecott Honor Book. 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.