| House Held Up by Trees Contributor(s): Kooser, Ted (Author), Klassen, Jon (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763651079 ISBN-13: 9780763651077 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Art - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Country Life - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2011277585 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10.6" W x 9.2" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 150695 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser and rising talent Jon Klassen comes a poignant tale of loss, change, and nature's quiet triumph. When the house was new, not a single tree remained on its perfect lawn to give shade from the sun. The children in the house trailed the scent of wild trees to neighboring lots, where thick bushes offered up secret places to play. When the children grew up and moved away, their father, alone in the house, continued his battle against blowing seeds, plucking out sprouting trees. Until one day the father, too, moved away, and as the empty house began its decline, the trees began their approach. At once wistful and exhilarating, this lovely, lyrical story evokes the inexorable passage of time -- and the awe-inspiring power of nature to lift us up. |