shopping cart
Save up to 30% on our Staff Picks
Call us:  800-878-7323 HELP
McAfee SECURE helps keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.
Book News, Guests | December 14, 2009

Amy Gray: IMG How to Be a Vampire



Oh, hi. I'm Amy Gray. I like smoking, carbs, and words. I live in the (currently) sleek humidity of Melbourne, Australia. When not lying... Continue »
  1. $10.49 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

Ships free on qualified orders.
Add to Cart
$7.00
New Trade Paper
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
1 Burnside Children's Picture Books- General
22 Local Warehouse Children's- Reference Family and Genealogy
25 Remote Warehouse Children's- Reference Family and Genealogy

This title in other formats:

A Picnic in October

by Bunting and Carpenter

A Picnic in October Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

In this powerful tribute to the true meaning of liberty, a boy comes to understand why his grandmother insists that the family travel to Ellis Island each year to celebrate the Statue of Liberty's birthday. Full color.

Review:

"A contemporary Italian-American family living in New York City makes its annual pilgrimage to Liberty Island to celebrate the birthday of the Statue of Liberty in this poignant picture book. Young Mike thinks a picnic in blustery October is just plain dumb ('Why do we always have to do this?'); he's embarrassed by his grandparents' unflagging enthusiasm for this outing. But when Mike observes a family of new Americans who have also come to pay their respects to Lady Liberty, he gains insight into this symbol of freedom — and his Italian grandparents' gratitude at arriving in the United States. Bunting's (So Far from the Sea) patriotic story includes several hallmarks of now-familiar immigrant stories but never grows soppy, due in large part to Mike's lightly irreverent voice. Carpenter (Twinnies, with Bunting) captures a touch of the 'huddled masses' as she depicts crowds on the subway and on the ferry in her vibrant acrylics. Ages 5-10. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Synopsis:

Tony thinks it's dumb to go all the way to Liberty Island for a birthday picnic. But that's before he understands what the Statue of Liberty means to Grandma.

About the Author

EVE BUNTING first glimpsed the Statue of Liberty when she sailed into New York Harbor as an immigrant from Ireland. She is the author of many books, including the three titles in the Little Badger series and the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz. She lives in Southern California.

NANCY CARPENTER has illustrated numerous books for children, including Twinnies, also written by Eve Bunting. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780152050658
Author:
Carpenter, Nancy
Publisher:
Voyager Paperbacks
Illustrator:
Carpenter, Nancy
Author:
Bunting, Eve
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
People & Places - United States
Subject:
Family - Multigenerational
Subject:
Emigration and immigration
Subject:
Historical - United States - General
Subject:
Italian americans
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Situations / General
Copyright:
Publication Date:
September 2004
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
8.47x10.72x.11 in. .33 lbs.
Age Level:
06-09

Other books you might like

  1. $3.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list
  2. $3.99 New Trade Paper add to wish list
  3. $3.50 Used Board Books add to wish list
  4. $3.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list
  5. $10.95 New Trade Paper add to wish list

    The Royal Bee

    Frances Park
  6. $2.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

Related Aisles

  • back to top

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.