Twelve Kinds of Ice by Ellen Bryan Obed

Twelve Kinds of Ice by Ellen Bryan Obed

This is a joyful, spirited gem of a book, as bracing and glorious as a perfect stretch of ice. -Newbery Honor author Joyce Sidman

With the first ice--a skim on a sheep pail so thin it breaks when touched--one family's winter begins in earnest. Next comes ice like panes of glass. And eventually, skating ice Take a literary skate over field ice and streambed, through sleeping orchards and beyond. The first ice, the second ice, the third ice . . . perfect ice . . . the last ice . . . Twelve kinds of ice are carved into twenty nostalgic vignettes, illustrated in elegantly scratched detail by the award-winning Barbara McClintock.

Growing up in Maine, Ellen Bryan Obed came to know the balsam fir as one of her favorite trees of the forest. She made little pillows of balsam needles with her sister in summertime. She helped her family bank the house with balsam boughs in autumn. And in December, she helped to bring in the Christmas tree! Obed's writing reflects her study of nature and her love of its seasons. She is the author of several books including Twelve Kinds of Ice, Little Snowshoe, and Borrowed Black which has been translated into seven languages and produced for stage by four different theater companies. Anne Hunter grew up exploring the fields and swamps of South Florida in the company of birders who taught her the names of trees, plants, insects and animals. She now makes her home with her family in the woods of Southern Vermont. Best known for her books about animals and nature, she is the award-winning illustrator of more than twelve children's books.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780544555549
ISBN 10	0544555546
Title	Twelve Kinds of Ice
Author	Ellen Bryan Obed
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Year published	2015-11-03
Number of pages	64
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note	Unavailable