| The Egg Tree Contributor(s): Milhous, Katherine (Author), Milhous, Katherine (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689715684 ISBN-13: 9780689715686 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1992 Annotation: "True to the tradition from which the Easter Egg Tree sprang, in her story as well as in her pictures, (Milhous) has given life and a lovely present-day atmosphere to an old custom that is sure to find wide acceptance".--The Horn Book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Easter & Lent - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 91015854 |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 7.69" W x 9.64" (0.22 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Easter |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 122235 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One Easter morning, Katy and Carl went on an egg hunt through Grandmom's house. Katy couldn't find anything until she went up to the attic. And there she discovered a very special set of eggs... Grandmom had painted them when she was a little girl. And now, she hung them from the branches of a tiny tree -- an Egg Tree So began a very special Easter tradition. This Caldecott Medal-winning story of a Pennsylvania Dutch Easter will surely inspire children to make Egg Trees of their very own |
Contributor Bio(s): Milhous, Katherine: - Katherine Milhous (1894-1977) was an American writer, illustrator and artist. She is best known as the author and illustrator of The Egg Tree, which won the Caldecott Medal in 1951.Milhous, Katherine: - Katherine Milhous (1894-1977) was an American writer, illustrator and artist. She is best known as the author and illustrator of The Egg Tree, which won the Caldecott Medal in 1951. |