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THE GARDENER

THE GARDENER Hardcover - 1997

by Sarah Stewart

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Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle. There she initiates a gradual transformation, bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles to customers' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece--an ambitious rooftop garden--which she hopes will make even Uncle Jim smile. Full color. 1998 Caldecott Honor Book. 1998 ABBY Award nominee.

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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 1997. First Edition; Eighteenth Printing. Hardcover. 0374325170 . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 40 pages .
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  • Title THE GARDENER
  • Author Sarah Stewart
  • Illustrator David Small
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition; Eighteenth Printing
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York
  • Date 1997
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 312700
  • ISBN 9780374325176 / 0374325170
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.08 x 8.72 x 0.34 in (28.14 x 22.15 x 0.86 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 570
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Gardening, Uncles
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96030894
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Citations

  • ALA Notable Children's Books, 01/01/1998, Page 1219
  • Booklist, 06/01/1997, Page 1722
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/1997, Page 48
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 06/15/1997, Page 958
  • New York Times, 11/16/1997, Page 53
  • NY Times Notable Bks of Year, 01/01/1997, Page 80
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/02/1997, Page 70
  • School Library Journal, 08/01/1997, Page 143
  • SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/1997, Page 28

About the author

Husband and wife duo Sarah Stewart and David Small have worked together on several picture books, including The Friend, The Money Tree, and The Library. The Gardener is a Caldecott Honor book. Small has also illustrated other books, including the 2001 Caldecott Medal winner So You Want to Be President?, by Judith St. George. Stewart and Small live in a historic home on a bend of the St. Joseph River in Michigan.

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