{"product_id":"celia-planted-a-garden-phyllis-root-9798855114614","title":"Celia Planted a Garden: The Story of Celia Thaxter and Her Island Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom an all-star team comes a lyrical picture-book biography about a writer and master gardener who created beauty in a harsh island habitat that was visited by literary and artistic luminaries of her time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCelia Thaxter grew up on a desolate island off the coast of Maine, where her father worked as lighthouse keeper. Amid the white and gray of the sea, the rocks, and even the birds, young Celia found color where she could: green mosses and purple starfish and pink morning glories by the shore. And she planted her first garden, tucking bright marigolds between rocky ledges. When she was twelve, Celia's family moved to nearby Appledore Island, where her father built a large hotel, and Celia planted a bigger, ever-growing garden with nearly sixty types of flowers, from asters to wisteria. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGuests flocked to the hotel from around the world, among them such writers as Longfellow, Whittier, and Hawthorne. Celia had been writing poems about the island, her garden, and the sea, and they would be printed in magazines and books, making her a foremother of writing about nature. Now, for the first time, \u003ci\u003eCelia Planted a Garden \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases her life and work, in\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea poetic, vividly imagined picture book from a team of two authors and an illustrator, each recipients of numerous awards. More about Celia Thaxter, including a rich time line and bibliography, awaits readers in the back matter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phyllis Root,Gary D. Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798855114614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bound to Stay Bound Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Phyllis Root","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623588638975,"sku":"9798855114614","price":23.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/celia-planted-a-garden-phyllis-root-9798855114614","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}