Runaway Pond

by Nancy Price Graff

Book Overview

Based on a true story, this tribute to everyday heroism doubles as a lyrical primer on how landscapes evolve.

Long Pond--clear, reflective, and bent in the middle like a crooked finger--has been a source of joy and nourishment to a Vermont village for many years. But when a sudden late-summer storm causes the pond to swell and burst its banks, endangering everyone in its path, only one person is fast enough to warn the villagers downstream...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536219983
• ISBN13: 9781536219982
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.7" x 11.4"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3