| The Green Book Contributor(s): Walsh, Jill Paton (Author), Bloom, Lloyd (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0312641222 ISBN-13: 9780312641221 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction - General - Juvenile Fiction | Dystopian - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.1" W x 7.4" (0.15 lbs) 80 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 470 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jill Paton Walsh's classic science fiction novel The Green Book is now available from Square Fish with a brand-new cover Pattie and her family are among the last refugees to flee a dying Earth in an old spaceship. And when the group finally lands on the distant planet which is to be their new home, it seems that the four-year journey has been a success. But as they begin to settle this shiny new world, they discover that the colony is in serious jeopardy. Nothing on this planet is edible, and they may not be able to grow food. With supplies dwindling, Pattie and her sister decide to take the one chance that might make life possible on Shine. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bloom, Lloyd: - Lloyd Bloom is a children's book author and illustrator. Some of his works include Yonder (Tony Johnston), The Green Book (Jill Paton Walsh), the Newbery Honor Book Like Jake and Me (Mavis Jukes), and the National Jewish Book Award-winner Poems for Jewish Holidays (Myra Cohn Livingston).Walsh, Jill Paton: - Jill Paton Walsh is the author of books for adults, young adults and children. Her novel Knowledge of Angels was short-listed for the Booker Prize. Her crime novels and mystery novels include The Attenbury Emeralds, A Presumption of Death, The Wyndham Case and A Piece of Justice, which was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award. With Dorothy L. Sayers, she was co-author of Thrones, Dominations. Her novels for children and young adults include The Green Book and A Parcel of Patterns. She lives in Cambridge, England. |