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The Summer My Father Was Ten


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No. of pages 32

Published: 1999

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Great for age 3-9 years

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Every year my father and I plant a garden. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, marigold, and zinnias grow in neat, straight rows...and every spring my father tells me about Mr. Bellavista and the summer my father was ten. -From the book. That was the summer the boy lost a baseball under a tomato plant in Mr. Bellavista's garden. And someone tossed a tomato back instead of the baseball. A lively battle took place, which seemed like great fun at the time, but in the end Mr. Bellavista's garden had been destroyed. In a touching story of one boy's efforts to make amends, we see the rebuilding of a garden and the forming of a relationship across generations. With luminous, beautifully detailed watercolors, the artist has captured both the sadness and the quiet joy woven throughout the tale.

 

This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1999 by Boyds Mills Press .

Pat Brisson is the author of the Christopher Award-winning The Summer My Father Was Ten. She lives in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Andrea Shine is the illustrator of "Big Band Sound "and "The Faraway Drawer, "both by Harriett Diller. She lives in Southampton.

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

North Carolina Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.

Georgia Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award.

Young Hoosier Book Award
This book was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.

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