Product Details
Aladdin, October 1995
Trade Paperback, 32 pages
ISBN-10: 0689806205
ISBN-13: 9780689806209
Ages: 6 - 9
Grades: 4 - 6
Awards and Nominations
- Notable Children's Trade Book Language (AR)
Description
From the highly acclaimed team of Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnall comes the story of a girl who shares her love for desert life as she tells of treasured experiences like dancing in the wind on Dust Devil Day or sleeping outside on a hot summer night during The Time of the Falling Stars. Baylor's radiant prose-poem and Parnall's exquisite illustrations combine to create a joyous celebration of the human spirit.
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