Nora's Stars [Mass Market Paperback]

Satomi Ichikawa (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 19, 1997 | Age Level: 4 and up

While visiting her grandmother, Nora joins with the animated toys from an old chest to bring the stars down from the night sky, but their loss makes the sky black and sad.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Intricate, delicately drawn and colored illustrations flavor this tale of a child's dreamy adventures during a visit to her grandmother's. Ages 4-up.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-- While a little girl is visiting her grandmother who lives in a lovely Mediterranean setting, she discovers an old trunk full of toys that come magically to life at bedtime. That night when Nora wishes that she could have the stars that appear to be so close, the toys gather them up from the sky and bring them to her. They spend an enchanted evening playing with the stars; when Nora realizes how sad and dark the sky is without any twinkling lights, she sends them back where they belong and falls contentedly asleep. Soft pastel drawings evoke the lush tropical setting and capture the whimsical mood of this quiet bedtime fantasy. Pages are attractively laid out with ample white space to set off the cozy, detailed illustrations. --Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, N.Y.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Putnam & Grosset (May 19, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0698115961
• ISBN-13: 978-0698115965
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,254,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five More Stars For Nora, December 18, 2001

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Terrie (Little Chute, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nora's Stars (Hardcover)

This book has really lovely illustrations and a magical imaginary story. Nora is visiting her grandmother and is learning about the wonders of a plum tree, a turtle and hibiscus flowers, all things that are new and exciting to her. After a busy day, as she's in bed, the toys from her grandmother's youth come alive and hop out of an old trunk that is in the bedroom with Nora. (...). It's a simple story, happily dreamlike, nothing scary, just a wonderful flight of fancy before drifting off to sleep. The illustrations are enchanting, sparkling like a night sky. The wakeful toys are charming and Nora's thorough but unselfish enjoyment of the stars makes for a comforting and positive idea to savor in those last moments before sleep. Stellar!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nora's Stars is a lovely bedtime tale., May 26, 2000

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MG Sriram - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nora's Stars (Mass Market Paperback)

A good test for a children's book is whether a toddler recalls the book and asks for it about 2 months after it was last read to her. By this standard, "Nora's Stars" receives an A. My 3.5 year old daughter asked for it last night and was disappointed to learn that we had returned it to the library a while back. The story gently flows from the commonplace-- visiting grandma -- to a magical event, and back again. There are no frightening creatures or disturbing events. Its an almost perfect bedtime story. And the illustrations are engagingly beautiful too!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nora's Stars, March 20, 2011

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Cecilia Diaz (Pasadena,, TX United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nora's Stars (Mass Market Paperback)

I learned about this book at a workshop for Music Educators in San Antonio, TX. Nora's Stars is a wonderful children's story that ignites the imagination of children everywhere. Using it as part of an exploration in movement and sound in my music classroom, I saw my students thrilled and excited to hear it read, to dramatize it and to perform Orff instruments to it.

I received this book in a very timely manner and in very good condition.