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Foreman, Michael

A Child's Garden: A Story of Hope

32 pp. | Candlewick | May, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-4271-6 $17.99
(3) K-3 A boy in a bombed out, barbed-wire-surrounded town cares for a sprout that grows into a beautiful garden on both sides of the fence--despite soldiers' efforts to destroy it. In the pencil and watercolor illustrations, the growing garden, nurtured by children, brings bright colors to the otherwise gray landscape, enhancing the poignant tale's hopeful message: "One day the fence will disappear forever..."
Reviewer: Martha Sibert

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