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The Flower - Paperback By John Light - Child's Play - VERY GOOD
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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Located in: Madera, California, United States
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Estimated between Fri, 26 Sep and Mon, 29 Sep to 94104
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eBay item number:176807396090
Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “This book is in very good condition.”
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- MPN
- Does not apply
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Ages 9-12, Young Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Vintage
- No
- Brand
- Unbranded
- Personalize
- No
- Unit Type
- Unit
- Era
- 2010s
- Personalized
- No
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Unit Quantity
- 1
- ISBN
- 9781846430701
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Child's Play International The Limited
ISBN-10
1846430704
ISBN-13
9781846430701
eBay Product ID (ePID)
119933993
Product Key Features
Book Title
Flower
Number of Pages
32 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Nature & The Natural World / Environment, General, Short Stories
Publication Year
2011
Illustrator
Yes, Evans, Lisa
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Book Series
Child's Play Library
Format
Picture Book
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Item Length
10.6 in
Item Width
9.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
The illustrations in this minimal text picture book are very much in the Tim Turner tradition - muted pastel shades of brown and grey, vacant looking expressions on wide, round faces. A distinctly dystopian eeriness fills its hauntingly mesmerising pages. 'Brigg lived in a small room in a big city.' begins the story - and so we follow the resigned drudgery of Brigg's soulless, colourless, urban life. One day he steals a book from the library where he works and learns about flowers - something he has never seen in the barren metropolis he calls home. Then, seeing the same shapes and colours on a packet of seeds in a shop window, he transforms his dreary accommodation by growing a beautiful plant. But Brigg s delight turns to anguish when the plant is sucked away by the automatic cleaning system in his apartment. All is not lost however, as the plant continues to thrive in a dust heap outside the city, and hope for a more colourful future is restored. A simple story with a strong message against apathy, reinforcing the notion that it only takes one person to make a difference.
Dewey Decimal
823.914
Synopsis
Brigg lives in a small, grey room in a large, grey city. When he finds a book in the library labelled 'Do Not Read', he cannot resist taking it home. In it, he comes upon pictures of bright, vibrant objects called flowers. He cannot find flowers anywhere in the city, but stumbles instead on a packet of seeds. This sets off a chain of events which bring about unexpected results, continuing to grow and bloom even after we have turned the last page. John Light's enigmatic story is told with utter simplicity, but resonates long after we finish reading this book. His increasingly optimistic vision is hauntingly captured by Lisa Evans's beautiful and whimsical illustrations., Brigg lives in a small, grey room in a large, grey city. When he finds a book in the library labelled 'Do Not Read', he cannot resist borrowing it. In it, he comes upon pictures of bright, vibrant objects called flowers. A deceptively simple and haunting story, beautifully and mysteriously illustrated, set in a bleak future metropolis.
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