The Curious Garden
$29.75
- Hardcover
48 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2009
Summary
Liam’s Little Seed: How a Boy Transformed a City
This gorgeously illustrated picture book opens to a detailed spread of a gray city. If you look closely, you can spot the tiny figure of a red-headed boy, Liam, walking down the street.
THE CURIOUS GARDEN tells the story of how this young boy discovers a door that leads up to abandoned railroad tracks where he finds a forgotten garden. He cares for the plants and helps them flourish, and they gradually spread throughout the ci…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316015479 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0316015474 |
| Author: | Peter Brown |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2009 |
| Weight: | 426g |
| Dimensions: | 332mm x 225mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
“A quietly marvelous picture book… Echoing the themes of The Secret Garden, it is an ecological fable, a whimsical tale celebrating perseverance and creativity.”– The New York Times
- “A quiet but stirring fable of urban renewal, sure to capture imaginations.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review* “The art is spectacular and the book might inspire children to engage in small projects to improve their own neighborhoods.”–School Library Journal, starred review“A quietly marvelous picture book… Echoing the themes of The Secret Garden, it is an ecological fable, a whimsical tale celebrating perseverance and creativity.”–The New York Times
About The Author
Peter Brown
Peter Brown is a graduate of the Arts Center College of Design in Pasadena. He grew up in New Jersey and now lives in Brooklyn.
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