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Mr. Hiroshi's Garden
Mr Hiroshi's Garden
Author: Maxine Trottier
White Raven Award of the International Youth Library winner, 2000 A CCBC Our Choice Book Recipient of The Storytelling World Honor Title, 2000 Notable Book, Social Studies, Children's Books Council
    "I will take care of your garden, Mr. Hiroshi," I offered. — He smiled. "That would give me great comfort, Mary," he sai...  more »
For Mary, too young to fully understand about war and far-off places, the promise was meant to last only until Mr. Hiroshi came back. But after a while it was clear the her friend wouldn't be coming home. Still, Mary faithfully kept her word all through that long summer. And when the new people came to live in Mr. Hiroshi's house, she knew exactly what to do. A tale as elegant as a Japanese garden! Once more, Maxine Trottier takes a small piece of a larger story, nurtures it with care, and grows a tale as elegant as a Japanese Garden. Flags is a simple story of innocence and friendship set against a backdrop of fear and suspicion. A story that must be told and told again--but never allowed to recur. - Originally published as Flags
ISBN-13: 9781550051520
ISBN-10: 1550051520
Publication Date: 7/14/2006
Pages: 32
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
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Publisher: Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Book Type: Paperback
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