A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home |
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| Authors: | Cole, Henry |
| Lexile: | 730, |
| Publisher: | Katherine Tegen Books |
| BISAC/Subject: | JUV001000, JUV002180, JUV016140, JUV029000 |
| ISBN: | 9780061992001, Related ISBNs: 0061992003, 9780061704123, 9780061992001 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 352, |
| Audience: | Children/juvenile |
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.
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