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Captain Rosalie
Timothée de Fombelle and Isabelle Arsenault capture the heart-wrenching costof war for one small girl in a delicately drawn, expertly told tale. While her father is at war, five-year-old Rosalie is a captain on her ownsecret mission. She wears the disguise of a little girl and tracks herprogress in a secret notebook. Some evenings, Rosalie’s mother reads aloudFather’s letters from the front lines, so that Rosalie knows he is thinking ofher and looking forward to the end of the war and to fina
A Stick Is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play - Hardcover
A paean to play from an award-winning poet and a New York Times best-selling illustrator. The trappings of childhood change from generation to generation, but there are some timeless activities that every kid loves. Marilyn Singer and LeUyen Pham celebrate these universal types of play, from organized games such as hide-and-seek and hopscotch to imaginative play such as making mud soup or turning a stick into a magic wand. Lyrical poems and bold illustrations capture the energy of a group of children in one neighborhood as they amuse themselves over the course of a summer day. At a time when childhood obesity rates are soaring and money is tight for many families, here is a book that invites readers to join in the fun of active play with games that cost nothing.Author: Marilyn SingerISBN-1
