Josias, Hold the Book
by Jennifer Elvgren, Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell
Publication Date: Mar 01, 2006
List Price: $17.95
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9781590783184
Imprint: Boyds Mills Press
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
Parent Company: Boyds Mills Press
Hardcover Description:
This Americas Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature winner about aHaitian boy determined to make his garden grow is brought to life through luminous watercolor illustrations. Every morning Josias is hard at work in the family’s garden under the hot Haitian sun.His riend Chrislove asks, "When will you join us and hold the book?" asks Chrislove. With his garden is failing, Josias has no time to learn how to read and write. There may not be enough food for his family. Soon, Josias realizes a book might hold the solution to his problem."
This Americas Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature winner about aHaitian boy determined to make his garden grow is brought to life through luminous watercolor illustrations. Every morning Josias is hard at work in the family’s garden under the hot Haitian sun.His riend Chrislove asks, "When will you join us and hold the book?" asks Chrislove. With his garden is failing, Josias has no time to learn how to read and write. There may not be enough food for his family. Soon, Josias realizes a book might hold the solution to his problem."
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