Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran, Barbara Cooney Marian called it Roxaboxen. It looked like any rocky hill--nothing but sand and rocks, some old wooden boxes, and cactus--but it was a special place where all you needed to gallop fast and free were a stick and a soaring imagination. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From two-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Barbara Cooney and celebrated childrens book author Alice McLerran comes Roxaboxen, a treasured story about the magic of a childs imagination. Marian called it Roxaboxen. There across the road, it looked like any rocky hill--nothing but sand and rocks, and some old wooden boxes. But it was a special place. And all children needed to go there was a long stick and a soaring imagination."A celebration of the transforming magic of the imagination. An original." --ALA Booklist Back Cover Marian called it Roxaboxen. (She always knew the name of everything.) There across the road, it looked like any rocky hill -- nothing but sand and rocks, some old wooden boxes, cactus and greasewood and thorny ocotillo -- but it was a special place: a sparkling world of jeweled homes, streets edged with the whitest stones, and two ice cream shops. Come with us there, where all you need to gallop fast and free is a long stick and a soaring imagination. In glowing desert hues, artist Barbara Cooney has caught the magic of Alice McLerrans treasured land of Roxaboxen -- a place that really was, and, once youve been there, always is. Author Biography Alice McLerran was an "Army brat" and moved every year or so -- from Hawaii to Germany, from New York to Ecuador.She still leads a gypsy life, traveling the world with her physicist husband and dividing time between their home in New York and their "dacha" in the mountains of Oregon. Shes happy to visit schools anywhere! The McLerran cat, Shuwa, prefers to stay home."Children often ask me how I started being a writer, and I tell them: by loving stories. My mother made up stories at bedtime, and my grandmother was a story-teller as well. I always read, and read, and read. I think most writers do. One bit of luck, I think, was that from the first I wrote for others. Over the years I made countless poems and little books as gifts. When you write for real readers, of course you want to do your best."Barbara Cooney is one of the most well-loved authors and illustrators of childrens books today. She has won many awards for her books, including the American Book Award and two Caldecott Medals for Illustration. Ms. Cooney lives in Damariscotta, Maine. Description for Library A hill covered with rocks and wooden boxes becomes an imaginary town for Marian, her sisters, and their friends. Details ISBN0688075924 Author Barbara Cooney Language English Illustrator Barbara Cooney ISBN-10 0688075924 ISBN-13 9780688075927 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY E Year 1991 Short Title ROXABOXEN Birth 1933 Audience Age 4-8 Pages 32 DOI 10.1604/9780688075927 Imprint HarperCollins Childrens Book Group Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 1991-04-22 NZ Release Date 1991-04-22 US Release Date 1991-04-22 UK Release Date 1991-04-22 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Publication Date 1991-04-22 Audience Children / Juvenile Imprint US HarperCollins Publisher US HarperCollins Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:8346725;

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