Tomie dePaola's Christmas Tree Book
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Facts and fun about Christmas Trees from the creator of Strega Nona and Quiet. Who invented the first Christmas Tree? When and where did they become popular? Why did Teddy Roosevelt’s son hide a Christmas Tree in his closet? A family learns all about Christmas trees and their legends in this imaginative and informative book from one of today’s most popular children’s authors.
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Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children’s book authors and illustrators of our time and the winner of the 2011 Children’s Literature Legacy Award for “significant and lasting contribution to children’s literature,” among other lifetime achievement awards. A Newbery Honor winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and its companions, as well as Oliver Button Is a Sissy; The Legend of Old Befana; The Clown of God; Michael Bird-Boy; Andy, That’s My Name; and Quiet. A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in New London, New Hampshire.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780823442386
- Publication Date
- September 10, 2019
- Publisher
- Holiday House
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1980
- Page Count
- 32
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lexile® Level
- AD700L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Q
- Est. ATOS® Book Level
- ~4.5
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