| A Picnic in October Contributor(s): Bunting, Eve (Author), Carpenter, Nancy (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0152050655 ISBN-13: 9780152050658 Publisher: Voyager Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: In this powerful tribute to the true meaning of liberty, a boy comes to understand why his grandmother insists that the family travel to Ellis Island each year to celebrate the Statue of Liberty's birthday. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 98020044 |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Series: Rise and Shine |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 10.72" W x 8.47" (0.33 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 32256 Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tony thinks it's dumb to go all the way to Liberty Island for a birthday picnic. But that's before he understands what the Statue of Liberty means to Grandma. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bunting, Eve: - Eve Bunting has written over two hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall, Fly Away Home, and Train to Somewhere. She lives in Southern California. Carpenter, Nancy: -Nancy Carpenter, illustrator of many successful picture books, lives in Brooklyn, New York.Bunting, Eve: - EVE BUNTING has writtenover two hundredbooks for children, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall, Fly Away Home, and Train to Somewhere. She lives in Southern California. |