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Growing an artist : the story of a landscaper and his son / John Parra.
Today Juanito is accompanying his father who is in the landscaping business, and he takes his sketchbook along to draw anything that catches his eye, and gets to help his father plan an entire garden--and then help plant it. Includes an autobiographical note.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534469273
- ISBN: 1534469273
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : A Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8. A Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Grades 2-3. A Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. |
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| Genre: | picture books. Autobiographical fiction. Fiction. Juvenile works. Autobiographical fiction. Picture books. Livres d'images. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Public Library | E PARRA | 39851001722447 | Picture Books – People and Jobs (Light Blue) | Copy hold | Available | - |
John Parraâs illustrations for Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, written by Monica Brown, earned the book a New York Times Best Illustrated Book designation. He also illustrated Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong, which received a Pura Belpré Honor and the Américas Book Award: Commended; Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner, which won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration and was a Bank Street Best Book of the year; and Hey, Wall, by Susan Verde, which School Library Journal called âa must-purchaseâ in a starred review. Learn more at JohnParraArt.com.