The Curious Garden - Rilegato

Brown, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0316015474 ISBN 13: 9780316015479

Casa editrice: Little, Brown Young Readers US, 2009

Riassunto

This gorgeously illustrated picture book opens to a detailed spread of a gray city. If you look closely, you can spot the tiny figure of a red-headed boy, Liam, walking down the street. THE CURIOUS GARDEN tells the story of how this young boy discovers a door that leads up to abandoned railroad tracks where he finds a forgotten garden. He cares for the plants and helps them flourish, and they gradually spread throughout the city, transforming it, bit by bit, into a lush, green world.

With spare text and breathtaking illustrations, and a classic feel reminiscent of THE LITTLE HOUSE and MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL, this is a magical picture book about the power that one small person can have to transform the world.

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Recensione:

"A quietly marvelous picture book... Echoing the themes of The Secret Garden, it is an ecological fable, a whimsical tale celebrating perseverance and creativity."―The New York Times

* "A quiet but stirring fable of urban renewal, sure to capture imaginations."―Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "The art is spectacular and the book might inspire children to engage in small projects to improve their own neighborhoods."―School Library Journal, starred review

Descrizione del libro:

In this beautifully illustrated environmental story by Peter Brown, a young boy tends to a meagre garden which blossoms and spreads across the city.

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• Editore: Little, Brown Young Readers US
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0316015474
• ISBN 13: 9780316015479
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 48