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(0)Aaron Becker
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"In an alternate past--or possible future--a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition:...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Aaron Becker, a Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator, explores a child's journey beyond the colors of the rainbow in this luminous follow-up to You Are Light." -- Page [4] cover.
4) Quest
Author
Series
Journey trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the Caldecott Honor-winning Journey, much of Becker's energy was devoted to the story's exquisite backdrops. Now, in the second wordless book of his planned trilogy, the focus is on his characters. On a rainy day in a city park, the girl who starred in Journey and the boy introduced at the end take refuge by a doorway under a bridge. To their surprise, a king emerges from the door just long enough to pass the two a map before soldiers apprehend...
5) Journey
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
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Description
Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor.
6) Return
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Failing to get the attention of her busy father, a lonely girl turns back to a fantastic world for friendship and adventure. Its her third journey into the enticing realm of kings and emperors, castles and canals, exotic creatures and enchanting landscapes. This time, it will take something truly powerful to persuade her to return home, as a gripping backstory is revealed that will hold readers in its thrall. Caldecott Honor winner Aaron Becker delivers...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Water, water everywhere. In a flooded world, NOA finds himself alone, the last of a crew of seawall construction machines. Luckily, the tenderhearted robot soon finds new purpose: to care for the animals of an abandoned zoo. When the next storm threatens, NOA must call upon every spark of his being to save himself and the animals he tirelessly protects. Will he discover safe harbor or something even more profound?"-- Front cover flap
10) One sky
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Look up in wonder at the sky! In this companion to You are light and My favorite color, Caldecott honor-winning author-illustrator Aaron Becker delivers a stunning visual meditation on the majesty of our miraculous world"--Page [4] of cover.
11) Survivor tree
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
The Callery pear tree standing at the base of the World Trade Center is almost destroyed on September 11, but it is pulled from the rubble, coaxed back to life, and replanted as part of the 9/11 memorial.
