The Promise (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763666330)

Author: Nicola Davies
ISBN-10: 0763666335
ISBN-13: 9780763666330
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 03/11/2014
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.30h x 10.20w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 165676 / Promise


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2014
School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 118
Publishers Weekly 04/14/2014
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2014
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 62
Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 94
New York Times Book Review 11/09/2014 pg. 30
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2015 pg. 17
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Nicola Davies is an award-winning author whose many books for children include Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature, Ice Bear, Big Blue Whale, and the Silver Street Farm series. Underlying all of Nicola Davies's work is the belief that a relationship with nature is essential for every human being, and that now, more than ever, we need to renew that relationship. She lives in Wales.

Laura Carlin is the illustrator of The Iron Man by Ted Hughes, which was awarded an honorable mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Award fiction category. Her artwork has been featured in Vogue, the New York Times, and the Guardian. The Promise is her first picture book. She lives in London.