TITLE: Grandpa Green
AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: This book was written and illustrated by Lane Smith.
GENRE: Picture Book
THEME: Family and history
AWARDS: Caldecott Award
CHARACTERS: The character is Grandpa green
PUBLISHING DATE AND COMPANY: Roaring Brook Press 2011
SUMMARY: Grandpa "Shortman" Green did many things in life; such as, get chicken pox, fight in world war II, and artwork (in the shrubbery department). The reader follows Grandpa Green's great-grandson into Grandpa Green's garden where he created many different shapes and artworks in the shrubs. Through these artworks the reader and the great-grandson see all the wonderful things his great-grandfather did.This is a great book for the classroom because it gives retrospection to the reader about generations before us. It will help children appreciate and understand older generations and family heritage.
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