Awards

• Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Seven to Ten) 2013
• Commended for Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) (Nonfiction) 2012
• Short-listed for California Young Reader Medal (Picture Bk/Older Reader) 2015
• Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Picture Storybook) 2015

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Reviews

Now a Bank Street 2013 Best Book of the Year and a Parents' Choice Silver Medalist!<br><br> History accessible for young readers. - starred review, School Library Journal <br><br> Wonderfully simple, sweet and engaging. - Kirkus Reviews <br><br> A compelling account. - The Horn Book <br><br> Booklist Top Ten Books on the Environment for Youth<br><br> California Library Association Beatty Award<br><br> Illinois' Monarch Award List<br><br> Maryland's Black-Eyed Susan Award List<br><br> South Carolina Picture Book Award List<br>

<b>Now a Bank Street 2013 Best Book of the Year and a Parents' Choice Silver Medalist!</b> History accessible for young readers. - starred review, <i>School Library Journal</i> Wonderfully simple, sweet and engaging. - <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> A compelling account. - <i>The Horn Book</i> Booklist Top Ten Books on the Environment for Youth California Library Association Beatty Award Illinois' Monarch Award List Maryland's Black-Eyed Susan Award List South Carolina Picture Book Award List

Author Information

Barb Rosenstock (www.barbrosenstock.com) lives with her husband and their children in Vernon Hills, Illinois. Mordicai Gerstein (www.mordicaigerstein.com) is the author and/or illustrator of numerous books for children, including The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, which was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 2004. He lives in western Massachusetts with his wife and their daughter, Risa.

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