That Book Woman
Published on 7. October 2008
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-1-4169-0812-8 (ISBN)
Description
Henson collaborates with Caldecott Medalist Small for a book that honors the courageous work of the Pack House Librarians, who during the Depression carried books to such remote regions of America as the Appalachian Mountains. Full color.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool, Reading Age: From 4 to 8 years, Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
395 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4169-0812-8 (9781416908128)
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Persons
Heather Henson lives on a farm in Kentucky with her husband and three children, is the managing director of the Pioneer Playhouse, and is the author of several critically acclaimed picture books and novels, including Wrecked, Dream of Night, The Whole Sky, Sunnyside Winter, and the bestselling, Christopher Award–winning That Book Woman.
David Small is the Caldecott Award–winning illustrator of So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George. He also received Caldecott Honors for The Gardener by Sarah Stewart and One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo. He’s illustrated dozens of other award-winning books, including That Book Woman by Heather Henson and The Underneath by Kathi Appelt, and lives in Michigan with his wife, Sarah Stewart.
David Small is the Caldecott Award–winning illustrator of So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George. He also received Caldecott Honors for The Gardener by Sarah Stewart and One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo. He’s illustrated dozens of other award-winning books, including That Book Woman by Heather Henson and The Underneath by Kathi Appelt, and lives in Michigan with his wife, Sarah Stewart.