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When the Root Children Wake Up
By Wood, Audrey & Bittinger, Ned & Olfers, Sibylle
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-59042-517-9
- Publisher
- New York : Scholastic, 2002.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2002
K-Gr 4 According to the author's note, this story was originally written and illustrated in 1906 in Germany by Sibylle von Olfers. Wood's retelling of it is both economic and graceful. The tale itself is a gentle but joyous romp through the seasons. After Grandfather Winter returns to his palace of ice, Mother Earth wakes up her Root children, helps them dress in blossom clothing, and sends them up in...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
