Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin.Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin 215 Park Avenue South, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of NY 10003 www.clarionbooks.com Two exceptional stories are very different and fun presentations. Regina Hanson's A SEASON FOR MANGOES (061815972X, $15.00) reveals Sareen's first 'sit-up', a Jamaican tradition celebrating the life of a loved one who has died. The entire village is mourning her beloved Nana: Sareen wants to tell stories of Nana's last mango mango (măng`gō), evergreen tree of the Anacardiaceae (sumac family), native to tropical E Asia and now grown in both hemispheres. The chief species, Mangifera indica, is believed to have been cultivated for about 6,000 years. season, but what if she just can't find the words, or cries? A poignant story of death and revitalization includes many cultural insights on Jamaica. Alastair Taylor's MR. BLEWITT'S NOSE (0618423532, $16.00) tells of one primrose primrose, common name for the genus Primula of the Primulaceae, a family of low perennial herbs with species found on all continents, most frequently in north temperate regions. Pumpkin, who finds a lost nose on a park bench. Something has to be done to locate its owner: but what? It's up to her smelly smell·y adj. smell·i·er, smell·i·est Informal Having a noticeable, usually unpleasant or offensive odor. smelly Adjective [smellier, smelliest dog Dirk to connect the missing nose with its owner in this zany tale. |
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