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Roxaboxen
Contributor(s): McLerran, Alice (Author), Cooney, Barbara (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0060526335     ISBN-13: 9780060526337
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2004
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Annotation: Marian called it Roxaboxen. There across the road, it looked like any rocky hill--nothing but sand and rocks, some old wooden boxes, and cactus--but it was a special place, where all you needed to gallop fast and free were a stick and a soaring imagination. Full-color illustrations.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Country Life
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
Dewey: E
Age Level: 4-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Lexile Measure: 710 AD (Adult Directed Text)
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.4" W x 7.7" L (0.30 lbs) 32 pages
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 5539
Reading Level: 4.0   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:

From two-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Barbara Cooney and celebrated children's book author Alice McLerran comes Roxaboxen, a treasured story about the magic of a child's imagination.

Marian called it Roxaboxen. There across the road, it looked like any rocky hill--nothing but sand and rocks, and some old wooden boxes. But it was a special place. And all children needed to go there was a long stick and a soaring imagination.

"A celebration of the transforming magic of the imagination. An original." --ALA Booklist


Contributor Bio(s): McLerran, Alice: -

Alice McLerran was an "Army brat" and moved every year or so -- from Hawaii to Germany, from New York to Ecuador.

She still leads a gypsy life, traveling the world with her physicist husband and dividing time between their home in New York and their "dacha" in the mountains of Oregon. She's happy to visit schools anywhere! The McLerran cat, Shuwa, prefers to stay home.

"Children often ask me how I started being a writer, and I tell them: by loving stories. My mother made up stories at bedtime, and my grandmother was a story-teller as well. I always read, and read, and read. I think most writers do. One bit of luck, I think, was that from the first I wrote for others. Over the years I made countless poems and little books as gifts. When you write for real readers, of course you want to do your best."

Cooney, Barbara: -

Barbara Cooney is one of the most well-loved authors and illustrators of children's books today. She has won many awards for her books, including the American Book Award and two Caldecott Medals for Illustration. Ms. Cooney lives in Damariscotta, Maine.

 
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