The Birthday Tree

Name: The Birthday Tree
Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780064432467

by Unknown Author

32 pages1991Harpercollins Childrens BooksISBN 9780064432467

Children's Fiction

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About this book

Lyrical prose by Newbery Medalist Fleischman (Joyful Noises: Poems for Two Voices) and magical illustrations by Root tell the story of a boys powerful connection to his family despite distance and adds new meaning to the old custom of planting a birthday tree. Full color.

Publication Details

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
Published: 1991
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780064432467
Language: en

About Unknown Author

Paul Fleischman grew up in Santa Monica, California. The son of well-known children's novelist Sid Fleischman, Paul was in the unique position of having his famous father's books read out loud to him by the author as they were being written. This experience continued throughout his childhood. Paul followed in his father's footsteps as an author of books for young readers, and in 1982 he released the book "Graven Images", which was awarded a Newbery Honor citation. In 1988, Paul Fleischman came out with "Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices", an unusually unique collection of poetry from the perspective of insects. This book was awarded the 1989 John Newbery Medal. Factoring in Sid Fleischman's win of the John Newbery Medal in 1987 for his book "The Whipping Boy", Paul and Sid Fleischman became to this day the only father and son authors to both win the John Newbery Medal.