Children's Story Time
New Books and Old Favorites February 2008
Featured Book of the Month:
The Tin Forest
In Helen Ward's heart-warming tale, The Tin Forest, a lonely man living in a metal scrap yard finds a way to create beauty in the most unlikely of places. Through the remarkably wistful illustrations of Wayne Anderson, the once eerie yard is transformed by the lonely man into something extraordinary. A truly inspirational tale of a man salvaging others' unwanted materials while at the same time turning his dreams into a beautiful reality.
(j)SD409 .W212 2001
The Tin Forest. Ward, H. New York : Dutton Children’s Books, c2001. Fiction.
Alejandro's Gift. Albert, R. E.. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, c1994.
Summary: Lonely in his house beside a road in the desert, Alejandro builds an oasis to attract the many animals around him.
(j)QH541.5 D4 AL14 1994
Carrie Hepple's Garden. Craft, R & Haas, I. New York : Atheneum, c1979.
Summary: Three children venture into eccentric Carrie Hepple's garden in search of their ball and learn some strange and unexpected things about plants and animals.
(j)SB455 C842 1979
Dottie. C., Peta. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, c1994.
Summary: Dottie the dog persists in her love of gardening, even though her parents think it is improper behavior for a canine.
(j)SB453 C791 1994
The Sunflower. Dieckmann, M. Longmont, Colo. : Roberts Rinehart, c1981.
Summary: The story of a little boy who put out seed for a wintering chickadee provides a glimpse into the interdependent life cycles of plants and animals and the beauty of nature.
(j)SB299 S9 D563 1981
Nature Did It First! Goodman, s. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c2003.
Summary: Photographs provide examples of human inventions that have been borrowed from nature.
(j)QH48 G624 2003
Oh, Say Can You Seed? Worth, B. & Ruiz, A. New York, Random House, c2001.
Summary: Plants and their uses are described in a simple rhyming text in the style of Dr. Seuss.
(j)QK49 W899 2001
Discovering Nature's Alphabet. Castella, K. Berkeley, CA : Heyday Books, c2005.
Summary: Photographs from nature illustrate the alphabet from A to Z and stimulate us to strengthen our powers of observation.
(j)QH48 C276 2005
The Apple King. Bosca, F. New York, North-South Books, c2001.
Summary: A selfish king keeps a beautiful apple tree and its wonderful fruit all to himself, until an invasion of worms teaches him a lesson about sharing.
(j)SB363 B65 2001 |
