| The Little Word Catcher Contributor(s): Simard, Danielle (Author), Côté, Geneviève (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1897187440 ISBN-13: 9781897187449 Publisher: Second Story Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: A little girl tries to help her grandmother by finding the growing number of words that seem to be escaping her. Are the words hiding somewhere? Can she trap them in her net like butterflies? A gentle exploration of the effects of Alzheimer?'s on the relationships in a family, and the special bond it creates between a grandmother and her granddaughter as the young girl begins to believe that her grandmother has used up all her words and has passed them on to her, as a gift. Award-winning illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living - General |
| Dewey: E |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.7" W x 8.6" (0.65 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126849 Reading Level: 2.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Elise wonders why her grandmother's words keep escaping her - do they fly off to play tricks on her? Elise's grandmother used to know many marvelous words, but now she seems to be losing them all the time. Can Elise help her by catching them, like butterflies in a net? This award-winning picture book offers a gentle exploration of the effects of Alzheimer's on the relationships in a family, and the special bond it creates between a grandmother and her granddaughter. By the end, Elise comes to believe that her grandmother has used up all her words and has passed them on to her, as a gift. |