Debora Pearson
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A powerful and poetic immigration story.
A girl learns words in a new language to prepare for her move to a new country. But when her family arrives, everyone speaks so fast and "all her words fly away like birds." The girl waits, and watches, and listens, trying to figure things out. Only, it's hard. Then one day the girl meets someone who needs her help. And as she makes a new friend, the new words start to come easier - becoming her words, at...
4) Leo's tree
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
When Leo is born, his father plants a new tree. Soon Leo is growing hair and the tree is sprouting buds, the first of many delightful changes that they experience in their growing. Then along comes a new baby--and another tree is planted.