Basho and the River Stones
What's This Book About
The great poet Basho lives in the woods and shares the cherries from his cherry tree with the local foxes. But one tricky fox becomes greedy––He uses his magic to turn three river stones into gold coins, and then tricks Basho into giving up all of the cherries. When the fox returns to gloat over his victory, he discovers that Basho is content. Wiser than the fox, Basho knows that a poem inspired by the beauty of the river stones is more valuable than gold. Oki S. Han’s watercolors evoke ancient Japan in this sequel to the New York Times bestseller Basho and the Fox.
Reviews
This story has great illustrations and is one you and your child will love to learn from, as it's message is full of wisdom about the value things have. I especially love the poetry in the story.
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Tim J. Myers is a writer, songwriter, storyteller, and senior lecturer at Santa Clara University. His children’s books have won recognition from the New York Times, NPR, and the Smithsonian; he has 15 out and more on the way. He’s published over 140 poems, won a first prize in a poetry contest judged by John Updike, has four books of adult poetry out, published a nonfiction book on fatherhood, and won a major prize in science fiction. He won the West Coast Songwriters Saratoga Chapter Song of the Year and the 2012 SCBWI Magazine Merit Award for Fiction. Tim can whistle and hum at the same time, though he hasn’t won any awards for that–yet. Find him at www.TimMyersStorySong.com or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TimJMyers1.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780761451655
- Publication Date
- September 13, 1960
- Publisher
- Marshall Cavendish
- Page Count
- 32
- Words Per Page
- 41
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 10 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2003026245
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 824155625
- Lexile® Level
- 750L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~R
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.4
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 79371
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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