A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole
A fanciful history lesson for middle graders, featuring a charming mouse named Celeste.
Celeste is a mouse who is looking for a home. Is it nestled in the toe of a warm boot? In the shirt pocket of Celeste's new friend Joseph? Or is home the place deep inside Celeste's heart, where friendships live?
Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white drawings, A Nest for Celeste is a short novel that tells the story a mouse living in the 1800s and his friendship with John James Audubon's young apprentice. While enjoying this sweet amd appealing story, young readers will also learn about nineteenth-century plantation life and the famous naturalist who was known for his paintings of birds and American wildlife.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780061704116 |
| ISBN 10 | 0061704113 |
| Title | A Nest for Celeste |
| Author | Henry Cole |
| Series | Nest For Celeste |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2010-02-23 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Commended for Florida Book Award (Children's Literature) 2010, Short-listed for North Carolina Children's Book Award (Junior Book) 2011, Short-listed for Grand Canyon Reader Award (Intermediate) 2012 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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