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40 pp.
| Farrar/Foster |
May, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-0-374-37182-1$16.99
(2)
K-3
The Star Child--"a flame of vapor, invisible and timeless"--visits Earth "as a human child." In a tender second-person address (in the voice of "his elders"), the text recounts the everyday joys and confusions of the life of a human being. Lyrical prose details all that the Star Child will learn, feel, and discover. Nivola's detailed paintings are rich with brilliant color and pattern.
Reviewer: Thom Barthelmess
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2014