Sarah and Simon and No Red Paint Contributor(s): Ardizzone, Edward (Author), Ardizzone, Edward (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1567924107 ISBN-13: 9781567924107 Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Art - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 2010009374 |
Age Level: 4-8 |
Grade Level: PreK-3 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.7" W x 9.2" L (0.80 lbs) 48 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 19 - Superior,Well Above Average |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Family bonds, and kindness from the community, make for a poignant story of two children, Sarah and Simon, and how they help in a time of need. Their father is a talented painter, but unacknowledged, and so the family is poor, though very happy. When the story opens, the father is painting his masterpiece. Sarah and Simon are helpers and spend their time doing chores and visiting their favorite place in town: the old second-hand bookshop with its kind owner. Soon the masterpiece is almost finished, except for the bit of red paint needed to complete it, and even the dealer agrees to buy it if it were finished the next day. But there is no more red paint, and no more money left. So Sarah and Simon set out to help their father... |
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