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Grandfather and the Moon by Stéphanie Lapointe: New
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2017-05-01
- Pages
- 100
- ISBN
- 9781554989614
- Book Title
- Grandfather and the Moon
- Publisher
- Groundwood Books
- Item Length
- 10 in
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Rogé, Yes
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
- Topic
- Humor / Comic Strips & Cartoons, General, Family / Multigenerational, Comics & Graphic Novels / General, Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
- Item Weight
- 23.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 100 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Groundwood Books
ISBN-10
1554989612
ISBN-13
9781554989614
eBay Product ID (ePID)
228896512
Product Key Features
Book Title
Grandfather and the Moon
Number of Pages
100 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Topic
Humor / Comic Strips & Cartoons, General, Family / Multigenerational, Comics & Graphic Novels / General, Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
Illustrator
Rogé, Yes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
23.4 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2016-591587
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Lapointe's prose is lyrical, meditative, and observant, and the love between girl and grandfather feels very real, amid the story's fantastical twists." -- Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW "Roge's pictures stir big emotions out of the smallest gestures. ... An undeniable if imperfect gem." -- Kirkus Reviews "This is beautiful, bewitching stuff ... the enigmatic symbolism, poetic language, and evocative artwork may utterly entrance the right reader." -- Booklist, Lapointe's prose is lyrical, meditative, and observant, and the love between girl and grandfather feels very real, amid the story's fantastical twists.
Grade From
Fifth Grade
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
741.5'971
Grade To
Eighth Grade
Synopsis
This moving graphic novel tells the story of the affection between a girl and her grandfather. When the grandfather withdraws in grief after his wife dies, the girl is determined to live life fully herself and enters an extraordinary contest -- the result is a sensitive portrayal of pursuing a dream. Grandfather, a man of few words, is devastated when his beloved wife succumbs to cancer, and he sinks into depression. His granddaughter ("MarMar," as he calls her) has a different response. She decides to enter the Who Will Go to the Moon Contest, and when she actually wins, she hopes that Grandfather will be proud of her. She embarks on the thrilling journey and at first it is wonderful, but just as she is about to reach the moon, her journey takes an unexpected turn. Written by St phanie Lapointe and beautifully illustrated by Rog , this imaginative graphic novel explores intergenerational relationships, love, death, dreams and illusions., An award-winning graphic novel from Quebec -- for fans of Jane, the Fox and Me and A Year Without Mom This moving graphic novel tells the story of the affection between a girl and her grandfather. When the grandfather withdraws in grief after his wife dies, the girl is determined to live life fully herself and enters an extraordinary contest -- the result is a sensitive portrayal of pursuing a dream. Grandfather, a man of few words, is devastated when his beloved wife succumbs to cancer, and he sinks into depression. His granddaughter ("Mémère," as he calls her) has a different response. She decides to enter the Who Will Go to the Moon Contest, and when she actually wins, she hopes that Grandfather will be proud of her. She embarks on the thrilling journey and at first it is wonderful, but just as she is about to reach the moon, her journey takes an unexpected turn. Written by Stéphanie Lapointe and beautifully illustrated by Rogé, this imaginative graphic novel explores intergenerational relationships, love, death, dreams and illusions. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6 Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described., This moving graphic novel tells the story of the affection between a girl and her grandfather. A sensitive portrayal of grief and pursuing a dream.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.1.L34415Gr 2017
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2017
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