[blparent] NBP-Announce: Kids' print/braille book club selection: In the Tall, Tall Grass

[Tony Grima]

August 2010 Book Club Selection
In the Tall, Tall Grass
By Denise Fleming
Print/braille edition, $7.99
In both uncontracted & contracted braille, on the same page.
Includes picture descriptions.
Ages 4-8

"crunch, munch, caterpillars lunch
dart, dip, hummingbirds sip"

If you were a fuzzy caterpillar crawling through the tall, tall grass on
a sunny afternoon, what would you see? Beginning as the sun is high in
the sky and ending as fireflies blink and the moon rises above, this
backyard tour is one no child will want to miss.

Bees and birds, ants and snakes are among the daytime inhabitants. Then,
with the "stars bright, moonlight" come nocturnal fireflies and bats:
"good night, tall, tall grass." Kids will enjoy the rhyme and rhythm,
and adults won't mind the request, "Read it again, please!"

"To me, what makes this book so appealing is the variety of familiar and
more unexpected creatures that are to be found in the tall, tall grass,
and what makes it remarkable is the perspective from daylight to dark. .
. an enjoyable, good quality read for budding naturalists and youngsters
who are curious about the world around them."
- Amazon reader, Dublin, CA

A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book
An ALA Notable Book
A School Library Journal Best Book
An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
A Booklist Editors' Choice

To order or read more about this book online, visit
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/BC1008-TALL.html



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