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Caps for Sale was included as one of five stories on the 1986 VHS release Five Stories for the Very Young from Weston Woods Studios, animated using illustrations from the book. [11] A remake was released on Weston Woods's 2007 collection Picture Book Classics on DVD, narrated by Rex Robbins.
Cows and babies can nap in the shade of a tree. Birds can make nests in the branches. A tree is good to have around. A tree is nice." For their part, Marc Simont's illustrations emphasize the child-like charm of Udry's words. Half of the book's illustrations are in full color, and the paintings of the trees shows just how nice a tree can be. [2]
[5] Writing for School Library Journal, Elissa Cooper called Watercress "[a] powerful story sure to awaken empathy and curiosity." [ 7 ] Publishers Weekly said it was "[a]n adept gem of a picture book, encompassing both universal intergenerational embarrassment and a specific diasporic shift in cultural perception."
The novel initially garnered lukewarm reviews from critics, some of whom felt that Elizabeth's personalities were too simple. [4] Kirkus Book Reviews was more positive, however, commenting that, while the story could be quite unusual, that for "a special audience, an exploratory of precarious and unpredictable variations, this has a certain fascination."
Moore's short story collections are Self-Help (1985), Like Life, the New York Times bestseller Birds of America, and Bark.She has contributed to The Paris Review.Her first story to appear in The New Yorker, "You're Ugly, Too," was later included in The Best American Short Stories of the Century, edited by John Updike.
Jenny deFouw Geuder's first book, "Drawn to Birds: A Naturalist's Sketchbook" won a National Outdoor Book Award for design and artistic merit.
Also, in 1958, Mowat won the Canadian Women's Clubs Award for children's book The Dog Who Wouldn't Be and the Hans Christian Andersen International Award. 1960s: In 1962, he won the Boys' Clubs of America Junior Book Award for Owls in the Family. In 1963, he won the National Association of Independent Schools Award.
The Metamorphosis of Birds (Portuguese: A Metamorfose dos Pássaros) is a 2020 Portuguese experimental docudrama film directed by Catarina Vasconcelos and produced by the production company Primeira Idade, world premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2020, [1] where it was awarded the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film at the Encounters Section. [2]