Gleam and Glow

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Inspired by real events, master storyteller Eve Bunting recounts the harrowing yet hopeful story of a family, a war--and a dazzling discovery.

Format: eBook
ISBN-13/EAN: 9780547769301
ISBN-10: 054776930X
Pages: 32
Price: $4.99
Publication Date: 08/01/2005
Age(s): 4,5,6,7
Grade(s): Pre-K-3
Reading Level:
- Lexile Reading Level 450L

Author

Eve Bunting

Eve Bunting has written over two hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall, Fly Away Home, and Train to Somewhere. She lives in Southern California.

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Illustrator

Peter Sylvada

PETER SYLVADA graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. His first picture book, A Symphony of Whales, won the Christopher Medal and was named a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book and a Smithsonian Magazine Notable Book. He lives in Cardiff, California.

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reviews

"Dramatic and energetic . . . This is a universal story that testifies to life rising from the ashes."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"One can't help respecting Bunting for the sensitivity she brings to issues like war, poverty, race, and immigration."--The New York Times Book Review
"Compassionate, sobering, hopeful, and wise."--Child Magazine
"Against the story's grim backdrop, hopeful themes prevail."--Los Angeles Times

Format: eBook
ISBN-13/EAN: 9780547769301
ISBN-10: 054776930X
Pages: 32
Price: $4.99
Publication Date: 08/01/2005
Age(s): 4,5,6,7
Grade(s): Pre-K-3
Reading Level:
- Lexile Reading Level 450L