Status
Available
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Publication
Scholastic Inc.
Pages
56
Description
Nine-year-old Gregory's house does not have room for a garden, but he creates a surprising and very different garden in an unusual place.
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Language
Original publication date
1987
Physical description
56 p.; 7.8 inches
ISBN
043970314X / 9780439703147
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In this story Gregory's family moves to a smaller house in a poorer part of town because his father lost his factory job. There is nowhere to play, but Gregory discovers a nearly burnt-out building that formerly was the chalk factory. Even though the kids at the new school don't accept him readily,
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Gregory is happyfor him the blackened walls of the building become his giant canvas. This book has an inspirational story within it and young readers will be drawn to it. Gregory is a young artist who is trying to fit in and make friends, but is completely satisfied just drawing in his abandon chalk factory. It is a good book for children to start if they are trying to get familiar with chapter books. It has some challenging words, so you might want to have this book be apart of guided reading groups. So, students can work together to find meaning in the text and help get through the more challenging words. Show Less
Awards
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 1990)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1989-1990)
CCBC Choices (1987)
Call number
J3I.Bul