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Summer My Father Was Ten by Pat Brisson (1999, Trade Paperback)

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Author Pat Brisson. -From the book. With luminous, beautifully detailed watercolors, the artist has captured both the sadness and the quiet joy woven throughout the tale. Publication Year 1999. Publisher Boyds Mills Press.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherAstra Publishing House

ISBN-101563978296

ISBN-139781563978296

eBay Product ID (ePID)1106558

Product Key Features

Book TitleSummer My Father Was Ten

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFamily / Parents, Gardening, General, Social Themes / Values & Virtues, Boys & Men

Publication Year1999

IllustratorYes, Shine, Andrea

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction

AuthorPat Brisson

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight5.8 Oz

Item Length12 in

Item Width9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN97-072769

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsEvery year my father and I plant a garden. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, marigold, and zinnias grow in neat, straight rows...and every spring my father tells me about Mr. Bellavista and the summer my father was ten. -From the book., Christopher Award Paterson Prize for Young People National Parenting Publications Honor Award Teachers' Choices - International Reading Association Teachers' Choice Award - Learning Magazine "Growing a garden is fact and metaphor in this profoundly moving cross-generational story with a neighborhood drama that children will relate to and exquisite watercolors that celebrate renewal and connection." -- Booklist starred review "A careless, destructive act leads to lifelong friendship and a family tradition in this moving, stunningly illustrated story... (a) fine story of intergenerational friendship."-- Kirkus Reviews "[A] serious and thoughtful examination of childhood blunders." -- Instructor Magazine "Vibrant, meticulous watercolors accompany this moving story." -- American Bookseller's "Pick of the Lists", Christopher Award Paterson Prize for Young People National Parenting Publications Honor Award Teachers' Choices - International Reading Association Teachers' Choice Award - Learning Magazine "Growing a garden is fact and metaphor in this profoundly moving cross-generational story with a neighborhood drama that children will relate to and exquisite watercolors that celebrate renewal and connection." -- Booklist, starred review "A careless, destructive act leads to lifelong friendship and a family tradition in this moving, stunningly illustrated story... (a) fine story of intergenerational friendship."-- Kirkus Reviews "[A] serious and thoughtful examination of childhood blunders." -- Instructor Magazine "Vibrant, meticulous watercolors accompany this moving story." -- American Bookseller's "Pick of the Lists"

Grade FromKindergarten

Grade ToSecond Grade

Dewey Decimal[E]

SynopsisIn this touching book with a moral message, a child retells the story of her father's youth when an impromptu baseball game gets out of hand and some unthinking boys end up destroying an old man's garden. Every year my father and I plant a garden. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, marigold, and zinnias grow in neat, straight rows...and every spring my father tells me about Mr. Bellavista and the summer my father was ten. That was the summer a boy lost a baseball under a tomato plant in Mr. Bellavista's garden. And someone tossed a tomato back instead of the baseball. A lively battle took place, which seemed like great fun at the time, but in the end, Mr. Bellavista's garden was ruined. In a touching story of one boy's efforts to make amends, we see the rebuilding of a garden and the forming of a relationship across generations. With luminous, beautifully detailed watercolors, this excellent book for the whole family shows how we can turn our mistakes into some of life's greatest moments., That was the summer the boy lost a baseball under a tomato plant in Mr. Bellavista's garden. And someone tossed a tomato back instead of the baseball. A lively battle took place, which seemed like great fun at the time, but in the end Mr. Bellavista's garden had been destroyed. In a touching story of one boy's efforts to make amends, we see the rebuilding of a garden and the forming of a relationship across generations. With luminous, beautifully detailed watercolors, the artist has captured both the sadness and the quiet joy woven throughout the tale., Every year my father and I plant a garden. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, marigold, and zinnias grow in neat, straight rows...and every spring my father tells me about Mr. Bellavista and the summer my father was ten. -From the book. That was the summer the boy lost a baseball under a tomato plant in Mr. Bellavista's garden. And someone tossed a tomato back instead of the baseball. A lively battle took place, which seemed like great fun at the time, but in the end Mr. Bellavista's garden had been destroyed. In a touching story of one boy's efforts to make amends, we see the rebuilding of a garden and the forming of a relationship across generations. With luminous, beautifully detailed watercolors, the artist has captured both the sadness and the quiet joy woven throughout the tale.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.B78046 Su

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