{"product_id":"the-summer-my-father-was-ten-paperback","title":"The Summer My Father Was Ten - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePat Brisson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrea Shine\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this touching book with a moral message, a child retells the story of her father's youth when an impromptu baseball game gets out of hand and some unthinking boys end up destroying an old man's garden. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery year my father and I plant a garden. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, marigold, and zinnias grow in neat, straight rows...and every spring my father tells me about Mr. Bellavista and the summer my father was ten.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat was the summer a boy lost a baseball under a tomato plant in Mr. Bellavista's garden. And someone tossed a tomato back instead of the baseball. A lively battle took place, which seemed like great fun at the time, but in the end, Mr. Bellavista's garden was ruined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a touching story of one boy's efforts to make amends, we see the rebuilding of a garden and the forming of a relationship across generations. With luminous, beautifully detailed watercolors, this excellent book for the whole family shows how we can turn our mistakes into some of life's greatest moments.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePat Brisson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBenny's Pennies\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eKate\u003c\/i\u003e books, \u003ci\u003eHot Fudge Hero\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWanda's Roses\u003c\/i\u003e, an \u003ci\u003eAmerican Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e Pick of the Lists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Shine\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eBig Band Sound\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Faraway Drawer\u003c\/i\u003e, both by Harriett Diller. She lives in Southampton, New York.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 x 12 x 8.72 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 September 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Georgia Children's Book Award (2001)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e North Carolina Children's Book Award (2001)\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 Summer My Father Was Ten\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771555610912,"sku":"9781563978296","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ba3570fafff0f8b3bd1ebb2dacf94b67.webp?v=1780388298","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-summer-my-father-was-ten-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}