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A Home for Mr. Emerson
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A Home for Mr. Emerson
Author(s): Barbara Kerley
Review(s):
Praise for WHAT TO DO ABOUT ALICE?Sibert Honor BookBoston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book"Kerley reveals the essence of Alice in an upbeat account of her life."--THE NEW YORK TIMES *"Spectacular art."--BOOKLIST, starred review*"A gleeful celebration."--KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred reviewPraise for THE EXTRAORDINARY MARK TWAIN (ACCORDING TO SUSY)Washington Post Best Book for Young ReadersNew York Public Library Best Children's Book*"A masterfully perceptive and largely visual biography . . . dynamic and lovely . . . a joy to peruse."--SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review. "A great new book."--THE NEW YORK TIMES*"Accessible and inventive."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred reviewPraise for THOSE REBELS, JOHN & TOMNCTE Orbus Pictus Honor BookNAPPA Gold Award Winner*"Witty and wise."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review*"Fun, energetic . . . clever . . . skillful . . . a terrific book to lead the charge in learning about the Revolution."--BOOKLIST, starred review
ISBN: 9780545350884
Author(s): Barbara Kerley
From the award-winning creators of THOSE REBELS, JOHN & TOM, a joyful portrait of an American icon and an inspiring blueprint for how to live your life.
"Tis the good reader that makes the good book" - Ralph Waldo EmersonA Parents' Choice Gold Award WinnerAn NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book* "Exuberant." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review From the award-winning creators of What to Do About Alice?, comes a joyful portrait of an American icon and an inspiring blueprint for how to live your life.Before Ralph Waldo Emerson was a great writer, he was a city boy who longed for the broad, open fields and deep, still woods of the country, and then a young man who treasured books, ideas, and people. When he grew up and set out in the world, he wondered, could he build a life around these things he loved?This moving biography--presented with Kerley and Fotheringham's inimitable grace and style--illustrates the rewards of a life well-lived, one built around personal passions: creativity and community, nature and friendship.May it inspire you to experiment and build the life you dream of living.
Review(s):
Praise for WHAT TO DO ABOUT ALICE?Sibert Honor BookBoston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book"Kerley reveals the essence of Alice in an upbeat account of her life."--THE NEW YORK TIMES *"Spectacular art."--BOOKLIST, starred review*"A gleeful celebration."--KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred reviewPraise for THE EXTRAORDINARY MARK TWAIN (ACCORDING TO SUSY)Washington Post Best Book for Young ReadersNew York Public Library Best Children's Book*"A masterfully perceptive and largely visual biography . . . dynamic and lovely . . . a joy to peruse."--SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review. "A great new book."--THE NEW YORK TIMES*"Accessible and inventive."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred reviewPraise for THOSE REBELS, JOHN & TOMNCTE Orbus Pictus Honor BookNAPPA Gold Award Winner*"Witty and wise."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review*"Fun, energetic . . . clever . . . skillful . . . a terrific book to lead the charge in learning about the Revolution."--BOOKLIST, starred review
Praise for WHAT TO DO ABOUT ALICE?Sibert Honor BookBoston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book"Kerley reveals the essence of Alice in an upbeat account of her life."--THE NEW YORK TIMES *"Spectacular art."--BOOKLIST, starred review*"A gleeful celebration."--KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred reviewPraise for THE EXTRAORDINARY MARK TWAIN (ACCORDING TO SUSY)Washington Post Best Book for Young ReadersNew York Public Library Best Children's Book*"A masterfully perceptive and largely visual biography . . . dynamic and lovely . . . a joy to peruse."--SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review. "A great new book."--THE NEW YORK TIMES*"Accessible and inventive."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred reviewPraise for THOSE REBELS, JOHN & TOMNCTE Orbus Pictus Honor BookNAPPA Gold Award Winner*"Witty and wise."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review*"Fun, energetic . . . clever . . . skillful . . . a terrific book to lead the charge in learning about the Revolution."--BOOKLIST, starred review
ISBN: 9780545350884