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The little island
Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952.
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Random House Children's Books, |
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2003, c1946. |
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1 v. (unpaged) : |
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0385746407 |
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4 copies checked in at Warren - Arthur Miller Branch, Chesterfield Township Library, Fraser Public Library, and Sterling Heights Public Library.
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- Margaret Wise Brown is the beloved author of the American classic, Goodnight Moon.- An outstanding story that celebrates the beauty and magic of change and growth that occurs during each season.- Leonard Weisgard's illustrations for Little Lost Lamb and Rain Drop Splash received Caldecott Honor Book awards.
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Several old favorites are being reissued this month. The Caldecott Medal-winning The Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown, illus. by Leonard Weisgard, tells about the seasons and animals that touch a small island ("There was a little Island in the ocean./ Around it the winds blew/ And the birds flew/ And the tides rose and fell on the shore"), and a kitten who comes ashore learns a secret about the island and a lesson about faith. Ages 5-8.Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Personal Author
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Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952.
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Personal Author
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MacDonald, Golden, 1910-1952.
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Title
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The little island / by Margaret Wise Brown ; with illus. by Leonard Weisgard.
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Publication info
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New York : Random House Children's Books, 2003, c1946.
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Physical descrip
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1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (mostly col.) ; 21 x 26 cm.
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General Note
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"A Doubleday book for young readers."
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Summary
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Depicts the changes that occur on a small island as the seasons come and go, as day changes to night, and as a storm approaches.
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Personal subject
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Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952.
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Subject term
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Islands--Juvenile fiction.
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Subject term
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Seasons--Juvenile fiction.
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Added author
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Weisgard, Leonard,
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