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Fleischman, Paul

The Animal Hedge

40 pp. | Candlewick | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-7636-1606-0 $$16.99
(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. After a destitute farmer sells his land and livestock, he expresses his enduring love for the animals by creating topiary figures in the hedge surrounding his house. When his sons must choose trades, he instructs them to find their hearts' desire by clipping the hedge into other, revealing shapes. Painted in a folk-art style, the rich watercolor and gouache artwork perfectly suits the story, which is both larger than life and down to earth.
Reviewer: Anne St. John

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