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A Child's Garden : : a Story of Hope

Foreman, Michael, 1938- Book - 2009 Kids Book / Picture Books / Social Issues / Foreman, Michael 2 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.7 out of 5

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Call Number: Kids Book / Picture Books / Social Issues / Foreman, Michael
On Shelf At: Malletts Creek Branch, Traverwood Branch

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Living in ruin and rubble with a wire fence and soldiers separating him from the cool hills where his father used to take him as a small child, a boy's tiny, green plant shoot gives him hope in a bleak landscape.

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A Child's Garden submitted by SBNB on August 10, 2017, 10:45am This is a good book, but it’s sad because there are places in the world where this is the reality.

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PUBLISHED
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, c2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 660

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780763642716
0763642711

SUBJECTS
War -- Fiction.
Poverty -- Fiction.
Hope -- Fiction.
Gardens -- Fiction.