A Nest for Celeste
A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
Kids, Animals, Pets, Fiction, Action/Adventure, Teen
| Author: | Henry Cole | ISBN: | 9780061992001 |
| Publisher: | Katherine Tegen Books | Publication: | February 23, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Katherine Tegen Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Henry Cole |
| ISBN: | 9780061992001 |
| Publisher: | Katherine Tegen Books |
| Publication: | February 23, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Katherine Tegen Books |
| Language: | English |
A fanciful history lesson for middle graders, featuring a charming mouse named Celeste.
Celeste is a mouse who is looking for a home. Is it nestled in the toe of a warm boot? In the shirt pocket of Celeste’s new friend Joseph? Or is home the place deep inside Celeste’s heart, where friendships live?
Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white drawings, A Nest for Celeste is a short novel that tells the story a mouse living in the 1800s and his friendship with John James Audubon’s young apprentice. While enjoying this sweet amd appealing story, young readers will also learn about nineteenth-century plantation life and the famous naturalist who was known for his paintings of birds and American wildlife.
A fanciful history lesson for middle graders, featuring a charming mouse named Celeste.
Celeste is a mouse who is looking for a home. Is it nestled in the toe of a warm boot? In the shirt pocket of Celeste’s new friend Joseph? Or is home the place deep inside Celeste’s heart, where friendships live?
Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white drawings, A Nest for Celeste is a short novel that tells the story a mouse living in the 1800s and his friendship with John James Audubon’s young apprentice. While enjoying this sweet amd appealing story, young readers will also learn about nineteenth-century plantation life and the famous naturalist who was known for his paintings of birds and American wildlife.
