Isabella's Garden
A lyrical, uplifting picture book explores the growth and continual change that goes on in a much-loved garden.This is the sun that kisses the clouds that cried the rain that soaks the seedsthat sleep in the soil, all dark and deep,in Isabella’s garden.In Isabella’s garden, amazing things come...
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A lyrical, uplifting picture book explores the growth and continual change that goes on in a much-loved garden.This is the sun that kisses the clouds that cried the rain that soaks the seedsthat sleep in the soil, all dark and deep,in Isabella’s garden.In Isabella’s garden, amazing things come from the tiniest of seeds as they bloom and flourish and make way for a whole new season of growth. Told with great warmth and echoing favorite nursery rhymes such as "The Green Grass Grows All Around" or "The House that Jack Built," Glenda Millard’s award-winning story bursts with life. Beautifully complemented by Rebecca Cool’s bright, peaceful illustrations, here is a tale that is sure to win the hearts of readers of all ages.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780763660161 (0763660167)
Publish date: March 13th 2012
Publisher: Candlewick
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Isabella's Garden utilizes the same repetitious building pattern as The House That Jack Built and (at least to an extent) [b:Green Eggs and Ham|23772|Green Eggs and Ham|Dr. Seuss|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327875972s/23772.jpg|86934]. If Siggy's lukewarm reception is any indication, Glenda Millar...
The story of Isabella's garden told to the rhyme of "The House That Jack Built." Lovely, vibrant illustrations.
A lovely celebration of plant life cycles and the seasons, with a lilting nursery rhyme that demands reading aloud. The illustrations are bright and childlike and perfectly complement the text, and the rhyme's exceptional vocabulary set this book apart. As the year goes on the verse accommodates the...