A Nest for Celeste A Story about Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home |
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| Author:
| Cole, Henry |
| Illustrator:
| Cole, Henry |
| Series title: | Nest for Celeste Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-06-170411-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint: | Katherine Tegen Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $17.89USD $17.89 |
Book Description:
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A fanciful history lesson for middle graders, featuring a charming mouse named Celeste.
Celeste is a mouse who is looking for a home. Is it nestled in the toe of a warm boot? In the shirt pocket of Celeste's new friend Joseph? Or is home the place deep inside Celeste's heart, where friendships live?
Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white drawings, A Nest for Celeste is a short novel that tells the story a mouse living in the 1800s and his friendship...
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A fanciful history lesson for middle graders, featuring a charming mouse named Celeste.
Celeste is a mouse who is looking for a home. Is it nestled in the toe of a warm boot? In the shirt pocket of Celeste's new friend Joseph? Or is home the place deep inside Celeste's heart, where friendships live?
Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white drawings, A Nest for Celeste is a short novel that tells the story a mouse living in the 1800s and his friendship with John James Audubon's young apprentice. While enjoying this sweet amd appealing story, young readers will also learn about nineteenth-century plantation life and the famous naturalist who was known for his paintings of birds and American wildlife.