Goose's Story

Cari Best; Pictures by Holly Meade

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Every spring, the geese touch down on the pond in a honking, flapping celebration. But this year, one of them is different. As it stands on one leg—shunned by the other geese, unable to search for food, to swim, or even to fly away—a young girl wonders: how can a goose with one foot survive?

“A heartwarming story with a tender message about accepting others in spite of their differences and helping those who are less able.” —Starred, School Library Journal

“Best’s simple prose is rhythmic and beautiful . . . Every child who has nursed an injured creature will recognize the bond, the distance, and the hope. ” —Starred, Booklist

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"Best's story will appeal to young nature lovers and to anyone with a soft spot for an underdog . . . Mead's paper-collage illustrations capture the action as well as the glory of the passing seasons." --Starred, School Library Journal

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Cari Best; Pictures by Holly Meade

CARI BEST is the author of several books for young readers, including Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and, most recently, What’s So Bad About Being an Only Child? She lives in Weston, Connecticut. HOLLY MEADE’s picture books include the Caldecott Honor Book Hush! by Minfong Ho and Sky Sweeper by Phillis Gershator. She lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

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ASPCA Henry Bergh Award, Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Master List

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
October 2009
Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780374400323
ISBN10: 0374400326
Picture Book
10 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, 32 pages, Full-color illustrations throughout
Age Range: 4 to 8
Grade Range: p to 3 Information for Librarians

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Lexile: 430L
AR Quiz Number: 102860
AR Book Level: 6.3
AR Points: 10

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Melanie Kroupa Books
May 2002
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ISBN: 9780374327507
ISBN10: 0374327505
Picture Book
10 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, 32 pages, Full-color pictures throughout
Age Range: 4 to 8
Grade Range: p to 3 Information for Librarians

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Lexile: 430L
AR Quiz Number: 102860
AR Book Level: 6.3
AR Points: 10

$16.00
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