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Author: Anne Laurel Carter ,
Akin Duzakin
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Weight: 0.127kg
ISBN: 9781779460424
ISBN 10: 1779460422
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 20 February 2025
Recommended Age: From 3 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
In a word, powerful. STARRED REVIEW * Kirkus Reviews * Simple text and vivid, emotion-filled imagery. STARRED REVIEW * School Library Journal * [T]hought-provoking and haunting. * Horn Book * [A] penetrating, enduring story of not only the atrocities of war, but also the resiliency of the human spirit and the power of imagination. * CM Review of Materials * This is a beautiful and moving story about finding strength through creativity and imagination and offers many lessons about empathy and compassion. * Vancouver Writers Fest *
In a word, powerful. STARRED REVIEW * Kirkus Reviews * Simple text and vivid, emotion-filled imagery. STARRED REVIEW * School Library Journal * [T]hought-provoking and haunting. * Horn Book * [A] penetrating, enduring story of not only the atrocities of war, but also the resiliency of the human spirit and the power of imagination. * CM: Canadian Review of Materials * This is a beautiful and moving story about finding strength through creativity and imagination and offers many lessons about empathy and compassion. * Vancouver Writers Fest *
Author Information
ANNE LAUREL CARTER has a Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has published over twenty books, including The Shepherd's Granddaughter, winner of the CLA Book of the Year for Children Award and the Society of School Librarians International Best Book Award. It was also named a Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book and a USBBY Outstanding International Book. Anne's picture books include Rocky Waters, illustrated by Marianne Dumas, and Under A Prairie Sky, illustrated by Alan and Lea Daniel, winner of the Mr. Christie's Book Award. AKIN DUZAKIN is the illustrator of What the Kite Saw, written by Anne Laurel Carter, which was commended by the Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal. He has illustrated fifty-two children's books and received a number of awards for his work, including a Special Mention for the BolognaRagazzi Award and two nominations for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Akin lives in Norway.
