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Grandad's Prayers of the Earth

by Doug Wood

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A beautiful and moving picture book about the bond between a grandparent and child--and the enduring spirit of love.

Grandad and I likes to go for walks in the woods together. We didn't walk very far. Or very fast. Or very straight. While we walked, I would ask him questions about things I wasn't sure of. One day, I asked Grandad about prayers.

'Did you know, boy, ' Grandad whispered, 'that trees pray?'

Grandad is the boy's best friend. Being with him always makes the world seem right. And how vast that world is. A world of tall trees that reach for the clouds and sun and moon and stars--and what else is reaching for heaven but a prayer?

Each time that he and Grandad walk in the woods, the boy listens for the prayers of the earth. And while he isn't always sure he hears them, Grandad's words inspire him to keep listening.

Finally, the boy asks the hardest question of all: Are our prayers answered, Grandad?

And, one day, long after Grandad is gone, after many, many prayers, after the boy is grown, he understands Grandad's reply: Most prayers are not really questions. And if we listen very closely, a prayer is often its own answer.

Douglas Wood, author of OLD TURTLE, has written a wise and moving story for readers of all ages. With paintings by acclaimed artist P. J. Lynch, this beautiful and uplifting picture book just may change your life forever.

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From the author of "Old Turtle." After his grandfather dies, a little boy finds comfort in remembering Granddad's explanation of how all things in the natural world pray and, in this way, make a gift to the beauty of life. Full color.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780763606602
ill.:
Lynch, P. J.
Author:
Lynch, P. J.
Author:
Wood, Douglas
Publisher:
Candlewick Press (MA)
Location:
Cambridge, Mass. :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Nature & the Natural World
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Prayer
Subject:
Nature
Subject:
Social Situations - Death & Dying
Subject:
Family - Multigenerational
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Grandfathers
Subject:
Nature & the Natural World - General
Subject:
Social Issues - Death & Dying
Subject:
Death -- Fiction.
Subject:
Nature -- Fiction.
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Publication Date:
October 1999
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
11.70x10.20x.58 in. 1.18 lbs.
Age Level:
06-09

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