Dreamer

English

ISBN: 0439269709

EAN: 9780439269704

Category: Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America/Juvenile Fiction / Books & Libraries/Juvenile Fiction / General/

Publisher: Scholastic, Incorporated

Release Date: 04/12/2010

Age Range: 9-14

Synopsis: Much to his fathers disappointment, Neftal? is not like other children. Frail and painfully shy, he spends most of his time alone: collecting treasures, reading, writing, and daydreaming. While his father plans to build him into a robust doctor, Neftal? has other longings stirring inside him. The natural world in his native Chile and the painful injustices he witnesses there move him equally. How Neftal? reconciles his own dreams with his fathers is at the heart of this inspiring, radiant, and profoundly moving story of self-discovery.Pam Mu?oz Ryan weaves sound poems and thoughtprovoking questions into her exquisitely crafted prose to create a narrative tapestry of color, rhythm, and emotion, while Peter S?ss delicate, mesmerizing drawings transport readers to the lushness of the rainforest, the vastness of the sea, and the whimsy of Neftal?s imagination.

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Dreamer

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.2 inches

Width: 6.29 inches

Length: 7.81 inches

Weight: 18.45 oz

Pages: 384