Mr. Carey's neighbors are always offering him advice on how to rid his garden of the snails that eat holes in his plants. But Mr. Carey mysteriously says, "I see it in a different light." Then one night the neighbors see that the snails make gleaming silver ribbons in the moonlight, and the gnawed plants cast shadows that look like lace.
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Kindergarten-Grade 3?Four people who love to work in their gardens live at the end of Blackberry Lane. Mr. Munsing has seedless watermelons, Ms. Elwood grows pumpkins, Mr. Febold sunflowers, and Mr. Carey has holes in his plants. His neighbors all have ideas on how to get rid of the snails that are causing the problem, but Mr. Carey rejects their well-meaning advice gently, saying: "I see it in a different light." One tranquil night, the sleepless neighbors venture out and discover Mr. Carey's secret-with their glistening trails and quiet munching, the snails make the garden a magical place in the moonlight. In fact, it's just right for sitting on the porch and relaxing, which is what the four friends do. Karas's childlike pastel illustrations done in gouache, acrylic, and pencil are marvelous. They blend perfectly with the text to offer a succinct but beautiful lesson in tolerance and understanding. Mr. Carey's Garden makes a good read-aloud choice for small groups, but its full impact needs to be absorbed one-on-one so that the snails and the details can be seen up close and savored.?Judith Constantinides, East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Ages 5^-8. Ms. Elwood, Mr. Munsing, and Mr. Febold have impressive gardens, but Mr. Carey's is full of snails that eat holes in his plants. "Stick them in the freezer. Frozen snails," advises Ms. Elwood; "Salt," suggests Mr. Munsing; "Poison pellets," declares Mr. Febold. But Mr. Carey takes a different attitude toward his little visitors, an attitude that makes no sense to his neighbors until they catch a glimpse of Mr. Carey's nighttime garden, turned magical by glittering moonlit snail trails. A delicate palette of greens, earthy browns, and purples befit the subject, and there's a delightfully simple quirkiness to Karas' cast of elderly characters that makes them anything but stodgy. A quiet book, with a meaning that carries on beyond the confines of the story. Stephanie Zvirin
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Mr. Carey's Garden of lace.,
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This review is from: Mr. Carey's Garden (Hardcover)
Mr. Carey is different. His garden is different. He looks at things just a little different. This book offers a wonderful message to young and old. We are different. We like different things. And we do things for different reasons. Come join the snails in Mr. Carey' Garden and find out just how different his garden of lace is.
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Lessons from this book will grow in readers' minds!,
By "brickhouseny" (Upstate, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mr. Carey's Garden (Hardcover)
This book was introduced to me during student teaching in kindergarten as part of a science kit on snails called "Snail Trails." I loved the book so much that I bought it myself (before it was at this great price!), and have been reading it to my 4th grade classes ever since. Although Mr. Carey and his neighbors don't directly agree on how to treat the gentle creatures in this book, they do agree on what beauty means, which, along with the lesson of letting all creatures live to perform what they were put on this earth to do, and their agreement blossoms into a ritualistic friendship that children will understand and appreciate. I recommend this book as an aid for children to see seemingly one-sided issues from a "different light," as Mr. Carey himself would say!
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Went and borrowed this from the library when I was recommended it from amazon.com.....I wish I had known how good it was beforehand, I would have purchased it for my son! It is a very good book to read to your kids, and because of the cute illustrations to go along with the wonderful story, it helps the adults who have to read it over and over again! lol
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- Creative Learning Activities for Young Children (Creative Learning Actitivies for Young Children) by Judy Herr on page 17, and Back Matter
- The Big Book of Thematic Plays (Grades 1-3) by Tracy West on page 211
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