If You Spent a Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond
Kids, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction, Literary, Natural World, Conservation and Protection
| Author: | Robert Burleigh | ISBN: | 9781466822337 |
| Publisher: | Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) | Publication: | October 16, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Burleigh |
| ISBN: | 9781466822337 |
| Publisher: | Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) |
| Publication: | October 16, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) |
| Language: | English |
In 1845 in Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau began a radical experiment: he built a cabin in the woods and lived there, alone, examining the world around him. He spent his days walking the shores of Walden Pond, growing beans, observing plants and animals, and recording his reflections in his notebook. These reflections eventually became his seminal work Walden.
In this lovely picture book, Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor imagine a special day spent with the celebrated writer and naturalist through the eyes of a child. Together Thoreau and the young boy watch small but significant wonders such as swimming fish, fighting ants, and clouds in the sky. It is a day full of splendor and appreciation of the outdoor world.
In 1845 in Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau began a radical experiment: he built a cabin in the woods and lived there, alone, examining the world around him. He spent his days walking the shores of Walden Pond, growing beans, observing plants and animals, and recording his reflections in his notebook. These reflections eventually became his seminal work Walden.
In this lovely picture book, Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor imagine a special day spent with the celebrated writer and naturalist through the eyes of a child. Together Thoreau and the young boy watch small but significant wonders such as swimming fish, fighting ants, and clouds in the sky. It is a day full of splendor and appreciation of the outdoor world.
