John Denver's Take Me Home, Country Roads Contributor(s): Denver, John (Author), Canyon, Christopher (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1584690739 ISBN-13: 9781584690733 Publisher: Dawn Publications (CA) OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: By car, by pickup, and by motorcycle, a family goes up, down, and around the hills of West Virginia, heading for a family reunion at Grandma and Grandpa's country home in this adaptation of Denver's classic song. The hardcover edition includes a CD of the song. Illustrations. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Country Life - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - General |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 2005010604 |
Series: John Denver & Kids! |
Physical Information: 0.11" H x 9.48" W x 11.02" (0.42 lbs) 34 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - West Virginia - Topical - Family |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Take Me Home, Country Roads, a book following the lyrics of John Denver's first hit song, is a great teaching tool for young readers about family and appreciation for the natural world around us. This brilliant picture book adaptation of John Denver's first hit song is all about roots, family, and country. Set in Appalachia, a humorously diverse bunch of relatives and their in-laws go up, down and around the hills of West Virginia to converge by car, pickup, and motorcycle to a family reunion at Grandma and Grandpa's country home. True to Appalachian style, Canyon portrays it all as if on a quilt, complete with little stitches between the "fabric." The lyrics demand to be sung A book for: |