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House Held Up by TreesFrom 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,
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.Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 03/27/2012
ISBN: 9780763651077
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.20h x 10.60w x 0.50d
Award: Governor General's Literary Awards - Finalist
Review Citations: Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2012 pg. 88
Publishers Weekly 01/02/2012 pg. 83
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2012 pg. 300
Booklist 02/15/2012 pg. 50
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2012
Quill & Quire 05/01/2012 pg. 34
School Library Journal 05/01/2012 pg. 76
New York Times Book Review 05/13/2012 pg. 26
New York Times Book Review 11/11/2012 pg. 29
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 31 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 150695 / House Held Up by Trees
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
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