The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden

by Heather Smith

Book Overview

★ "Smith spins a quietly moving narrative...Wada's large-scale woodblock style illustrations are a perfect complement to the story's restrained text...The graceful way in which this book handles a sensitive and serious subject makes it a first purchase."--School Library Journal

When the tsunami destroyed Makio's village, Makio lost his father . . . and his voice. The entire village is silenced by grief, and the young...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1459821033
• ISBN13: 9781459821033
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 6 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3