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Princess Hyacinth (the Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated)

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A bestselling Caldecott Honor artist and legendary author team up in this Parents' Choice Silver Award Book!

Truly a publishing event! Florence Parry Heide, author of such classics as the Shrinking of Treehorn, and Lane Smith, recipient of a slew of awards, have created an unforgettable princess sure to charm and delight young readers.

Princess Hyacinth has a problem: she floats. And so the king and queen have pebbles sewn into the tops of her socks, and force her to wear a crown encrusted with the heaviest jewels in the kingdom to keep her earthbound. But one day, Hyacinth comes across a balloon man and decides to take off all her princess clothes, grab a balloon, and float free. Hooray! Alas, when the balloon man lets go of the string . . . off she goes. Luckily, there is a kite and a boy named Boy to save her.

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About the Author

Florence Parry Heide is an award-winning writer with more than fifty books under her belt, including the Treehorn titles, illustrated by Edward Gorey. She lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Lane Smiths many accolades include a Caldecott Honor Medal, two New York Times Best Illustrated Book awards, several LA Notable Awards, and countless “Best Book” citations from School Library Journal, Booklist, The Bulletin, and others. He lives in Washington, Connecticut.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780375937538
Author:
Heide, Florence Parry
Publisher:
Schwartz & Wade Books
Illustrator:
Smith, Lane
Author:
illustrated by Lane Smith
Author:
Smith, Lane
Subject:
Princesses
Subject:
Floating bodies
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - General
Subject:
Social Issues - Friendship
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
Subject:
Children s humor
Copyright:
2009
Edition Description:
Library binding
Publication Date:
20090931
Binding:
LIBRARY BOUND
Grade Level:
from P up to 3
Language:
English
Illustrations:
FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Pages:
48
Dimensions:
8.62x11.22x.39 in. .97 lbs.
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
04-08
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