The Blue Roses by Boyden, Linda

The Blue Roses (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781600606557)

Vendor: Linda Boyden
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
$11.95
$11.95
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The Blue Roses by Boyden, Linda

The Blue Roses

$11.95
The Blue Roses by Boyden, Linda

The Blue Roses

$11.95
Format: Paperback
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A modern-day Native American girl learns to understand the cycle of life after her grandfather dies.

Every spring Rosalie and her grandfather (Papa) sow tiny seeds that blossom into bright vistas of flowers and vegetables. A red rosebush that is planted under Rosalie's bedroom window when she is born, is later joined by pink and yellow ones "to make a sunset." When Rosalie asks for a blue bush to represent the sky, Papa explains that roses do not come in blue. The winter after Papa dies, Rosalie's blue roses come to her in a dream, symbolizing love, memory, and transcendence.

With gentle words and magical images, this contemporary Native American story tenderly embraces the natural cycle of life. Winner of Lee & Low's first New Voices Award, The Blue Roses is sure to touch all who read it.



Author: Linda Boyden
ISBN-10: 1600606555
ISBN-13: 9781600606557
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2002
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 8.95h x 8.20w x 0.13d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 62784 / Blue Roses
By Linda Boyden
By Linda Boyden
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Linda Boyden is of Cherokee and French Canadian ancestry. She is an enrolled member of the United Lumbee Nation. In addition to writing, Boyden works with elementary school children on writing projects and performs as a storyteller specializing in American Indian myths. The Blue Roses is based on a dream she had after her own grandfather died. A native of Massachusetts, Boyden now lives in Pukalani, Hawaii, with her husband. This is her first book. Visit her online at lindaboyden.com.

Amy Cdova is a fine artist who has written and illustrated Abuelita's Heart and has illustrated several other children's books as well. Cdova also works as Art Director of an arts-based cross-curriculum elementary school. Originally from Wisconsin, Cdova now lives in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. The Blue Roses is her first book with Lee & Low.

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