A Home for Mr. Emerson |
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| Author:
| Kerley, Barbara |
| Illustrator:
| Fotheringham, Edwin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-545-35088-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2014 |
| Publisher: | Scholastic, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Scholastic Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $18.99 |
Book Description:
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From the award-winning creators of THOSE REBELS, JOHN & TOM, a joyful portrait of an American icon and an inspiring blueprint for how to live your life."Tis the good reader that makes the good book" - Ralph Waldo EmersonA Parents' Choice Gold Award WinnerAn NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book* "Exuberant." --
Publishers Weekly, starred review From the award-winning creators of
What to Do About Alice?, comes a joyful portrait of an American icon and an...
More Description From the award-winning creators of THOSE REBELS, JOHN & TOM, a joyful portrait of an American icon and an inspiring blueprint for how to live your life."Tis the good reader that makes the good book" - Ralph Waldo EmersonA Parents' Choice Gold Award WinnerAn NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book* "Exuberant." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review From the award-winning creators of What to Do About Alice?, comes a joyful portrait of an American icon and an inspiring blueprint for how to live your life.Before Ralph Waldo Emerson was a great writer, he was a city boy who longed for the broad, open fields and deep, still woods of the country, and then a young man who treasured books, ideas, and people. When he grew up and set out in the world, he wondered, could he build a life around these things he loved?This moving biography--presented with Kerley and Fotheringham's inimitable grace and style--illustrates the rewards of a life well-lived, one built around personal passions: creativity and community, nature and friendship.May it inspire you to experiment and build the life you dream of living.