Stella And The Berry Thief.Stella And The Berry Berry, former province, France Berry (bĕrē`), former province, central France. Bourges, the capital, and Châteauroux are the chief towns. Thief THIEF, crimes. One who has been guilty of larceny or theft. Jane B. Mason & Loek Koopmans Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown NY 10591 www.marshallcavendish.com 0761451234 $16.95 1-800-821-9881 Stella not only likes to eat raspberries, she also grows the best and sweetest raspberries in the county. It's Stella's pies and preserves that win the blue ribbon blue ribbon denotes highest honor. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 127] See : Prize prizes at the state fair every year. But then one summer the berries in her garden start disappearing. Stella discovers that the berry thief is an enormous bear! What's to be done? Stella And The Berry Thief draws from the inspiration of author Jane Mason's own childhood picking raspberries in the summer and seeing a great many black bears. Soft pastel pastel (păstĕl`), artists' medium of chalk and pigment, tempered with weak gum water and usually molded in the form of sticks; also a work done in this medium. Pastel was in use in Italy in the 15th cent. and is doubtless much older. illustrations by Loek Koopmans are a perfect accompaniment to a sweetly charming and highly recommended picturebook story for young readers ages 4 to 8. |
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