Home in the Sky
Author(s): Jeannie Baker
A family. A house. A neighborhood. A place to play. A place to feel safe. Little by little, baby Tracy grows. She and her neighbors begin to rescue their street. Together, children and adults plant grass and trees and bushes in the empty spaces. They paint murals over old graffiti. They stop the cars. Everything begins to blossom. In Jeannie Baker's striking, natural collages, an urban community reclaims its land. A drab city street becomes a living, thriving neighborhood -- a place to call home.
Product Information
"A really good picture book... A poet of the city streets and sky is here at work, and most effectively." The Junior Bookshelf; "Scraps of material, feathers, leaves, wood, hair and newsprint have been magically transformed... [by] Jeannie Baker, collage-artist extraordinary... into a most memorable picture book." Books for Keeps
Jeannie Baker was born in England, but has lived in Australia for many years. Her illustrations have appeared in various publications, including The Sunday Times. She is the author/artist of several picture books, including the award-winning Where the Forest Meets the Sea, The Hidden Forest and Window, which is featured on the QCA's Key Stage 2 Schemes of Work list for Geography, under "What I Can See Through My Window".
General Fields
- :
- : Walker Books Australia Pty, Limited
- : Walker Books Australia
- : 0.192
- : May 2003
- : 270mm X 210mm
- : United Kingdom
- : April 2005
- : May 2019
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jeannie Baker
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : Jeannie Baker
- : en
- : 823/.914
- : From 2 To 99
- : 40
- : colour illustrations