{"product_id":"the-search-for-delicious-paperback","title":"The Search for Delicious - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatalie Babbitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNatalie Babbitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Natalie Babbit's memorable first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Search for Delicious\u003c\/i\u003e, about a boy who nearly causes a civil war in the kingdom all because of his work on the royal dictionary. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGaylen, the King's messenger, a skinny boy of twelve, is off to poll the kingdom, traveling from town to farmstead to town on his horse, Marrow. At first it is merely a question of disagreement at the royal castle over which food should stand for Delicious in the new dictionary. But soon it seems that the search for Delicious had better succeed if civil war is to be avoided. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGaylen's quest leads him to the woldweller, a wise, 900-year-old creature who lives alone at the precise center of the forest; to Canto, the minstrel who sings him an old song about a mermaid child and who gives him a peculiar good-luck charm; to the underground domain of the dwarfs; and finally to Ardis who might save the kingdom from havoc. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Search for Delicious\u003c\/i\u003e is a 1969 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured in 4 episodes as part of the Jackanory BBC children's television series. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist and writer \u003cb\u003eNatalie Babbitt (1932-2016)\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of the modern classic \u003ci\u003eTuck Everlasting \u003c\/i\u003eand many other brilliantly original books for young people. As the mother of three small children, she began her career in 1966 by illustrating \u003ci\u003eThe Forty-Ninth Magician\u003c\/i\u003e, written by her husband, Samuel Babbitt. She soon tried her own hand at writing, publishing two picture books in verse. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eTheSearch for Delicious\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1969 and established her reputation for creating magical tales with profound meaning. \u003ci\u003eKneeknock Rise\u003c\/i\u003e earned Babbitt a Newbery Honor in 1971, and she went on to write--and often illustrate--many more picture books, story collections, and novels. She also illustrated the five volumes in the Small Poems series by Valerie Worth. In 2002, \u003ci\u003eTuck Everlasting \u003c\/i\u003ewas adapted into a major motion picture, and in 2016 a musical version premiered on Broadway. Born and raised in Ohio, Natalie Babbitt lived her adult life in the Northeast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 7.6 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Search for Delicious\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754267345184,"sku":"9780312369828","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ba071a07859b669fe54f3686038af2a0.webp?v=1780036744","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-search-for-delicious-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}