An Orange in January by Dianna Hutts Aston

An Orange in January by Dianna Hutts Aston

Plump, juicy oranges are one of the great pleasures of winter?and one that is usually taken for granted. Now here's an eloquent, celebratory picture of how those oranges have found their way to the grocery store shelves, and then into kids? tummies With vivid, glowing paintings, this unique picture book offers a poetic lesson about a plant's growth cycle and about the produce industry. We follow an orange from blossom to ripe fruit, from tree to truck to market . . . and into the hands of a boy who shares this treat with his friends on the playground, ?so that everyone could taste the sweetness of an orange in January.?

In the tradition of Apple Farmer Annie and Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, this is a satisfying, celebratory look at an everyday object with a remarkable life story.

Dianna Hutts Aston is the author of many books for children, including An Egg Is Quiet, which received several starred reviews, and the other books in the Nature Books series, such as A Beetle Is Shy and A Seed Is Sleepy. She is the founder of the Oz Project, a nonprofit foundation for disadvantaged children.

Kelly Murphy is the award-winning, New York Times-bestselling illustrator of Masterpiece, by Elise Broach, which earned her an E.B. White Read Aloud Award. She studied illustration at Rhode Island School of Design. She has taught at Montserrat College of Art, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and Rhode Island School of Design. www.kelmurphy.com

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ISBN 13	9780803731462
ISBN 10	0803731469
Title	An Orange in January
Author	Dianna Hutts Aston
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2007-10-18
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.