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Stars Above Us Hardback - 2009
by Geoffrey Norman; E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)
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A little girl and her soldier fatherfind a way to be close even when he's away at warAmanda is scared of the dark. But her dad can fixthat. He shows Amanda all the wonderful thingsthat live in the dark, like fireflies, crickets, and stars.And when her father has to go away, he even putsglowing paper stars on Amanda's bedroom ceiling,so she can look at their special star while he's awayand know he's on the other side of the world lookingat it too, and thinking of her.Stars Above Us is an affecting, beautifully illustratednarrative tailor-made for children who've ever lived without a parent.
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A little girl and her soldier father find a way to be close even when he?s away at war
Amanda is scared of the dark. But her dad can fix that. He shows Amanda all the wonderful things that live in the dark, like fireflies, crickets, and stars. And when her father has to go away, he even puts glowing paper stars on Amanda?s bedroom ceiling, so she can look at their special star while he?s away and know he?s on the other side of the world looking at it too, and thinking of her.
Stars Above Us is an affecting, beautifully illustrated narrative tailor-made for children who?ve ever lived without a parent.
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- Title Stars Above Us
- Author Geoffrey Norman; E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardback
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
- Publication date 2009-09-17
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780399247248 / 0399247246
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 11 x 9.1 x 0.4 in (27.94 x 23.11 x 1.02 cm)
- Age range 05 to 08 years
- Grade levels K - 3
- Reading level 490
- Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Library of Congress subjects Stars, Fathers and daughters
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008027731
- Dewey Decimal Code E
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