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SECRET OF OLD ZEB, THE
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Written by
Carmen Agra Deedy
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Illustrated by
Michael P. White
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Hardcover: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-115-9
Total Pages: 40
Size: 9 x 12
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Paperback: $8.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-280-4
Total Pages: 36
Size: 9-5/8 x 12-1/4
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Picture books, ages 6-10/Fiction
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Carmen Agra Deedy is a New York Times bestselling author and has been writing and traveling around the world telling stories for more than twenty years. Her books, including Agatha's Featherbed, The Library Dragon, The Yellow Star, and Martina the Beautiful Cockroach have received numerous awards and honors. Carmen has performed in many prestigious venues, but children are her favorite audience. Born in Havana, Cuba, she came to the United States as a refugee and like most immigrants sees the world from multiple perspectives.You can visit Carmen Agra Deedy's website at: www.carmendeedy.com
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Michael P. White is an award-winning fine artist and the illustrator of several children's books. He lives in Georgia.
You can visit Michael P. White's website at: www.michaelpwhite.com
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Some dreams are too big to be kept in bottles.
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
Reading Counts Level: 2.1
AR Quiz#: 18691
AR Reading Level: 3.2
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WALTER HIGGINS IS a scrappy child with a great imagination, yet is still not quite sure of himself. In fact, he feels lost when he is shipped off to Boston to visit his unknown Great Aunt Hortensia ("the Warden") while his parents pursue their own dream of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Walter feels he is in for the worst summer ever. But then he befriends a mysterious neighbor, Old Zeb, a lonely, grizzled sailor who builds ships in bottles. Deep in the cavernous confines of the cellar, Old Zeb lets Walter in on the Great Secret Project and his lifelong dream.
All summer Water works faithfully on the Great Secret Project with Zeb and little by little, Old Zeb and Walter's unexpectedly wise Great Aunt Hortensia push him to realize his own dreams--"climb his own Kilimanjaro--and discover the magic that can be released when one reaches for the stars.
Click here for an informative teacher's guide to The Secret of Old Zeb!
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Reviews
"The 'follow your dream' moral is prevalent throughout the text and reinforced by the dreamlike quality of the illustrations. Behind the talk of adventuring is a reassurance that even though adults have their own dreams and adventures, they still love and return to their children." School Library Journal "Cuban storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy has crafted a dashing tale packed with skullduggery, schooners and galleons. Wise guys will especially like young Walter’s witty narration and his sly (but never snide) asides." Miami Herald
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Awards
* 1997-1998 Southern Books Competition (Award of Merit)
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