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Emily
Contributor(s): Bedard, Michael (Author), Cooney, Barbara (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0440417406     ISBN-13: 9780440417408
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2002
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Annotation: A young girl who lives across the street from the reclusive Emily Dickinson gets her chance to meet the poet when her mother is invited to play the piano for Emily. The girl sneaks up to Emily's room and exchanges a small gift for an authentic poem, which is included in the book.

"From the Hardcover edition.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States
Dewey: E
Lexile Measure: 580
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.9" W x 8.8" (0.35 lbs) 40 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 59139
Reading Level: 3.1   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
From Michael Bedard and two-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Barbara Cooney comes a story about American poet Emily Dickinson and the young girl who befriends her.

What if your neighbor were the reclusive poet Emily Dickinson? And what if one day she sent a letter inviting your mother to pay her a visit? A little girl who lives across the street from the mysterious Emily gets a chance to meet the poet when her mother goes to play the piano for her. There, the girl sneaks a gift up to Emily, who listens from the landing, and in return, Emily gives the girl a precious gift of her own--the gift of poetry.

"This fictionalized encounter . . . is, like a Dickinson sonnet, a quiet gem: unassuming upon first glance, it is in fact deeply lustrous, with new facets becoming apparent the longer one looks.."--Publishers Weekly

"In this imaginative and unusual picture book . . . the language of the text is lyrical . . . The illustrations convey a sense of place and time long ago, from drawing rooms to clothing. This is a picture book to read aloud and share... Readers] will find that Bedard's charming story demystifies the person and offers some understanding of her odd behavior."--School Library Journal

Two time Caldecott award winning illustrator Barbara Cooney's richly detailed oil paintings enhance the moving story of Dickinson's extraordinary private life."--Children's Literature