Thursday, August 21, 2014

Isabella's Garden by Glenda Millard and Rebecca Cool (grades K-2)

2013 USBBY Outstanding International Book

Plot Summary from Amazon
A lyrical, uplifting picture book explores the growth and continual change that goes on in a much-loved garden.

This is the sun that kisses the clouds 
that cried the rain that soaks the seeds
that sleep in the soil, all dark and deep,
in Isabella’s garden.
In Isabella’s garden, amazing things come from the tiniest of seeds as they bloom and flourish and make way for a whole new season of growth. Told with great warmth and echoing favorite nursery rhymes such as "The Green Grass Grows All Around" or "The House that Jack Built," Glenda Millard’s award-winning story bursts with life. Beautifully complemented by Rebecca Cool’s bright, peaceful illustrations, here is a tale that is sure to win the hearts of readers of all ages.
 
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Questions to consider:  
What style of art does the illustrator use? Why?
What are the differences and similarities between two cumulative rhymes Isabella’s Garden and “This is the House that Jack Built”?
What universal experience does this book refer to? 

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