Bulldozers push the raccoon and his friends from their home, but they are able to find a new one after a terrifying train ride.
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"The best book Bill Peet has ever done." Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Bill Peet was the author of 34 books published by Houghton Mifflin. One of these, BILL PEET: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, was named a 1989 Caldecott Honor Book. All of Bill Peet's books published by Houghton Mifflin Company, including his first book for children published in 1959, HUBERT'S HAIR-RAISING ADVENTURE, remain actively in print today.
In both his career as an author and illustrator of children's books and in his work as sketch artist and continuity illustrator at Walt Disney, Bill Peet created a menagerie of memorable characters. As he himself noted, "I write about animals because I love to draw them. Most of my animal characters have human personalities, and some are much like the people I know."
At Walt Disney, where Bill Peet worked for 27 years, he was a key participant in the production of classic films such as Fantasia, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and 101 Dalmatians for which he was not only an artist, but the screenwriter as well.
Bill Peet's signature style enabled him to create fast-paced stories of fantastical adventure delivered with warmth and laugh-out-loud hilarity. His unfailing humor did not, however, prevent him from addressing such poignant issues as kindness toward others and respect for the environment. Through the exploits of his characters, Peet offered his audience a chance to see themselves and their world through new eyes.
"At some point," Bill Peet once said, "it occurred to me that drawing was something I couldn't possibly give up, and somehow it must be turned into a profession." He went on to not only fulfill his dream but to introduce generations of young readers to his delightful vision of humor, friendship and compassion.
In both his career as an author and illustrator of children's books and in his work as sketch artist and continuity illustrator at Walt Disney, Bill Peet created a menagerie of memorable characters. As he himself noted, "I write about animals because I love to draw them. Most of my animal characters have human personalities, and some are much like the people I know."
At Walt Disney, where Bill Peet worked for 27 years, he was a key participant in the production of classic films such as Fantasia, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and 101 Dalmatians for which he was not only an artist, but the screenwriter as well.
Bill Peet's signature style enabled him to create fast-paced stories of fantastical adventure delivered with warmth and laugh-out-loud hilarity. His unfailing humor did not, however, prevent him from addressing such poignant issues as kindness toward others and respect for the environment. Through the exploits of his characters, Peet offered his audience a chance to see themselves and their world through new eyes.
"At some point," Bill Peet once said, "it occurred to me that drawing was something I couldn't possibly give up, and somehow it must be turned into a profession." He went on to not only fulfill his dream but to introduce generations of young readers to his delightful vision of humor, friendship and compassion.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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forgotten disney artist,
This review is from: Farewell to Shady Glade (School & Library Binding)
Bill Peet worked for Disney animating such classics as 101 Dalmations. His "solo" work, however, eclipses his contributions to Disney's films. Shady Glade is the peak of Peet's storytelling and artistry. It's a great story about a group of forest creatures who's home is about to be destroyed by the progress of man. They leave their home, ironically, on the very instrument that brought man so quickly across the continent, a train, in search of a new shady glade. Peet's sketches are beautiful, the story is simple with a moral, and his charaterizations of woodland creatures are classic. This was my favorite book as a child. I highly recommend it.
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A wonderful story for children with an environmental message,
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This review is from: Farewell to Shady Glade (Paperback)
I remember this book from my own childhood and its message has never left me: take care of some space for the animals to live. The story has great characters and the illustrations are wonderful. The animal's journey from their doomed home to a new one is well worth sharing with your child.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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A lesson about change,
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This review is from: Farewell to Shady Glade (School & Library Binding)
This is a gentle tale about a woodland community who must find a new home because of encroaching urban development upon their land. It is a story about small creatures who must be brave and seek out a new safe place for themselves, despite the unknowns ahead. The courageous decision of the group to leave their familiar home and embark on a journey to find a new "safe place" really speaks to my five year old who is nervous about the change from Preschool to Kindergarten this fall. She loves the "nice old brave raccoon," and says, "all the animals are so brave!" This book has helped show her that although transition can be scary, it can also be worked through; it has been comforting and reassuring for her. I recommend this for any young child who is approaching a transition in their life.
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SHADY GLADE was a towering sycamore and a cluster of willows and cottonwoods along the banks of a winding creek. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
old raccoon Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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SHADY GLADE was a towering sycamore and a cluster of willows and cottonwoods along the banks of a winding creek. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
old raccoon Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shady Glade New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Earth Child 2000 with Teacher's Guide: Early Science for Young Children by Kathryn Sheehan on page 227, and page 418
- Hands-On Phonics Activities for Elementary Children by Karen Meyers Stangl on page 237, and page 245
- in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Playgroup Handbook: The complete, pratical guide to organizing a home playgroup--with more than 200 activities for children 2 and up by Laura P. Broad on page 206
- Fly Homer Fly (Sandpiper) by Bill Peet in Front Matter
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