| A Quiet Girl Contributor(s): Carnavas, Peter (Author), Carnavas, Peter (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1772781223 ISBN-13: 9781772781229 Publisher: Pajama Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Visionary & Metaphysical - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Birds |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 530 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.2" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 40 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From critically acclaimed author-illustrator Peter Carnavas comes a gentle breeze of a picture book with themes of mindfulness, observation, and being present in the natural world. Mary was a quiet girl. She thought quiet thoughts, stepped quiet steps, and whispered quiet words. Mary knows how to savor the small things. Wonder is everywhere: in the rustle of leaves, in the sigh of a sleeping dog, in the wingbeats of the birds who visit her upcycled feeders. But Mary's family couldn't be more different. Amidst the sound of blow-dryers, blenders, lawnmowers, and her brother's trombone, Mary goes almost unnoticed. It isn't until her family starts searching the neighborhood for her that they begin to see the world through her eyes. A Quiet Girl invites young readers (and the noisy adults in their lives) to appreciate the thousand little pleasures that surround us--if only we would notice them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carnavas, Peter: - Peter Carnavas's career as a primary school teacher inspired him to embrace his passion for children's literature. His picture book Blue Whale Blues won the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite Award, and My Sister is a Superhero won an Australian Book Industry Award. The Elephant, Peter's first novel, won the 2018 Children's Book Award at the Queensland Literary Awards. He lives on Australia's Sunshine Coast with his family. |