| Home Place Contributor(s): Dragonwagon, Crescent (Author), Pinkney, Jerry (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 068971758X ISBN-13: 9780689717581 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1993 Annotation: "This is a most remarkable and beautiful book--it swims along fluidly, back and forth in time . . . As a family hikes in the woods, they happen upon the ruins of a home that existed long ago. But as the ordinary becomes extraordinary, we journey dreamily back to a time when another family lived and loved in this very same place".--American Bookseller. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Country Life |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 92046366 |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8" W x 10.7" (0.35 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6120 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Deep in the woods there used to be a house where a family once lived. Over there was the chimney. Just imagine little toes warming up beside it. And see those daffodils? Someone took special care to plant and tend to them so that every spring they blossomed as brightly as the year before. Both the house and the family are gone now, but if you go to that spot in the woods, you'll find the chimney and the flowers. Then all you have to do is close your eyes and imagine...With Crescent Dragonwagon's poetic text and Jerry Pinkney's rich watercolors, past and present briefly touch in this remarkable book. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dragonwagon, Crescent: - Crescent Dragonwagon's books for children include Half a Moon and One Whole Star and Home Place. She's also the author of several novels, a book of poetry, and cookbooks, such as Passionate Vegetarian. With her late husband Ned Shank, she is the cofounder of the Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. That's where she lives, and it can be rainy or sunny there -- sometimes both in one day. You can also visit her on the Web at www.dragonwagon.com, where the weather is whatever you'd like it to be. |