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Nursery Crimes Hardback - 2001

by Arthur Geisert

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Jambo and Marva emigrated from France to Iowa and opened a small tree nursery.They and their piglets were skilled topiarists. Every autumn, they sculpted giant turkey topiaries, for which there was a big demand. One morning, Jambo awoke to discover all of their turkeys stolen! Things looked grim, but Marva had a plan. Glowing etchings fill the pages with dramatic images of giant turkey topiaries.

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Jambo and Marva emigrated from France to Iowa and opened a small tree nursery.They and their piglets were skilled topiarists. Every autumn, they sculpted giant turkey topiaries, for which there was a big demand. One morning, Jambo awoke to discover all of their turkeys stolen! Things looked grim, but Marva had a plan. Glowing etchings fill the pages with dramatic images of giant turkey topiaries.

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  • Title Nursery Crimes
  • Author Arthur Geisert
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First edition
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Boston
  • Publication date 2001-09-24
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780618064878 / 0618064877
  • Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.26 x 8.77 x 0.37 in (28.60 x 22.28 x 0.94 cm)
  • Age range 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 570
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00059740
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

About the author

Arthur Geisert's unique and exquisite etchings have been widely praised and exhibited at the Chicago Institute of Art, among other museums. His work is regularly selected for the Society of Illustrators', annual Original Art exhibition, and his illustrations are now being collected by the Dubuque Museum of Art. He lives in a converted bank in Bernard, Iowa.
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