When the Root Children wake up / retold by Audrey Wood ; paintings by Ned Bittinger.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Scholastic, 2002.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 059042517X
- 0590425188 (pbk.)
- [E] 21
- PZ7.W846 Wh 2000
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Folk Tales & Fairy Tales | Wood, Audrey | Available | 33111003567522 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Complimented with Ned Bittinger's stunning illustrations, best-selling author Audrey Wood's new version of a timeless classic is the perfect read aloud for this spring and gift all year round.
When Old Grandfather Winter disappears into his ice palace high in the mountains, Young Robin chirps her wake-up song to the Root Children deep underground. "Wake up," she sings. "It's time for the masquerade!"
Right away, the Root children set to work sewing their flowering costumes, and painting bugs with rainbows until they sparkle like jewels. Then, they frolic out into the world in a joyous chorus of color and song. They sing and dance through summer. But all good things must come to an end, and as the frosty autumn winds blow away the leaves and flowers, the Root Children must return to their underground bed with gentle Mother Earth.
Retelling of: Etwas von den Wurzelkindern / Sibylle von Olfers.
The Root Children, who have been sleeping all winter, awake to become Blossom Children and experience the new life, the color, and the joys of spring.