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The Gardener
- By Sarah Stewart
- Genre: Adventure
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A tale of hope to treasure.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that in this book set during the Depression, a girl has talent for seeing and creating beauty.
What's the story?
Because of her family's financial woes during the Depression, Lydia Grace is sent to work in Uncle Jim's bakery in the city. In her upbeat letters, Lydia Grace shares her joy as she fills her uncle's empty window boxes and makes new friends.
Is it any good?
Lydia Grace arrives in a gloomy train station, shown in a wordless double-page spread that communicates perfectly her smallness in the vast city. Undaunted by the change in her surroundings and by her unsmiling uncle, she immediately sets about planting flowers. When she finds a secret place and devises a plan, the excitement builds. We are as eager as Lydia Grace to share the secret.
David Small's watercolors with pen and ink perfectly complement the text, highlighting details such as a cat's scrawniness and the bare light bulbs in the kitchen. Lydia Grace's talent for seeing and creating beauty makes THE GARDENER a tale of hope to treasure. Children will be excited to see Lydia Grace create beauty from squalor, to see if she can get Uncle Jim to smile, and to see the surprise conclusion which avoids cliche.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the way Lydia Grace brightens the world of the people around her. If you were in her shoes, do you think you'd be able to be so upbeat? Where do you find beauty when life seems dark?
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Thrilling
I loved it! It was very interesting and a great thriller i was determind to read all of it i never put the book down even for a second. When the book came to a end im hoping theres going to be a part two,it was also very romantic but also very thrilling it kept me on the ege of my seat waiting to see what was going to happen next! Im also hopeing many other kids and parents will read this book and witness many exiting,romantic,thrillers of all time!
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it is very nice
i like this book because it is very intersting and intertaining book.Everybody should read this book
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| Author: | Sarah Stewart |
| Illustrator: | David Small |
| Book type: | Fiction |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication date: | October 1, 1997 |
| Number of pages: | 32 |
| Hardcover price: | $16.00 |
| Publisher's recommended age(s): | 4 - 7 |
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