Pub Date: April 13, 2004
Dewey: E
Lexile Code: 0710
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.20" H x 7.70" L x 9.40" W ( 0.30 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Imagination and Play | Lifestyles | Country Life | Social Themes | Friendship | Classics | Science Fiction | General | Historical | SelfEsteem and SelfReliance | Strangers | Legends Myths Fables | Violence
Description: Marian called it Roxaboxen. There across the road, it looked like any rocky hill--nothing but sand and rocks, some old wooden boxes, and cactus--but it was a special place, where all you needed to gallop fast and free were a stick and a soaring imagination. Full-color illustrations.
Brief description:
Barbara Cooney is one of the most well-loved authors and illustrators of children's books today. She has won many awards for her books, including the American Book Award and two Caldecott Medals for Illustration. Ms. Cooney lives in Damariscotta, Maine.
Review Quotes:
"A celebration of the transforming magic of the imagination." - Booklist