The Summer My Father Was Ten - Paperback
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The Summer My Father Was Ten - Paperback
$10.99
by Pat Brisson (Author), Andrea Shine (Illustrator)
In this touching book with a moral message, a child retells the story of her father's youth when an impromptu baseball game gets out of hand and some unthinking boys end up destroying an old man's garden.
Every year my father and I plant a garden. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, marigold, and zinnias grow in neat, straight rows...and every spring my father tells me about Mr. Bellavista and the summer my father was ten. That was the summer a boy lost a baseball under a tomato plant in Mr. Bellavista's garden. And someone tossed a tomato back instead of the baseball. A lively battle took place, which seemed like great fun at the time, but in the end, Mr. Bellavista's garden was ruined. In a touching story of one boy's efforts to make amends, we see the rebuilding of a garden and the forming of a relationship across generations. With luminous, beautifully detailed watercolors, this excellent book for the whole family shows how we can turn our mistakes into some of life's greatest moments.Author Biography
Pat Brisson is the author of Benny's Pennies, the Kate books, Hot Fudge Hero, and Wanda's Roses, an American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists."
Andrea Shine is the illustrator of Big Band Sound and The Faraway Drawer, both by Harriett Diller. She lives in Southampton, New York.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.13 x 12 x 8.72 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 01, 1999
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award (2001)
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award (2001)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Summer My Father Was Ten
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 0.5
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