Nest for Celeste: A Story about Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
Nest for Celeste: A Story about Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
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Nest for Celeste: A Story about Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home

Written and illustrated by Henry Cole
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8 - 12
Reading age
342
Page count
730L
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Feb 21, 2012
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A fanciful history lesson for middle graders, featuring a charming mouse named Celeste.Celeste is a mouse who is looking for a home. Is it nestled in the toe of a warm boot? In the shirt pocket of Celeste’s new friend Joseph? Or is home the place deep inside Celeste’s heart, where friendships live?Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white drawings, A Nest for Celeste is a short novel that tells the story a mouse living in the 1800s and his friendship with John James Audubon’s young apprentice. While enjoying this sweet amd appealing story, young readers will also learn about nineteenth-century plantation life and the famous naturalist who was known for his paintings of birds and American wildlife.

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friendshipscience and naturemice, hamster, guinea pigs, etc.19th century1800-1849

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780061704123
    Publication Date
    February 21, 2012
    Publisher
    Katherine Tegen Books
    Page Count
    342
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    730L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~4.7

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