Garden of Happiness - Hardcover

Tamar, Erika

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152305823 ISBN 13: 9780152305826

Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books, 1996

Synopsis

A littered lot in New York's Alphabet City is transformed into a lush garden by people of the neighborhood. Young Marisol finds a small patch of her own, where she plants a large, flat seed. As it grows up and up, it surprises everyone and becomes the most special plant in the Garden of Happiness. "A book with the welcome message that beauty can be everywhere."--Booklist

About this title

From the Back Cover:

On Marisol's block near East Houston Street there was an empty lot filled with garbage and broken, tired things. One day her neighbors join together to clean up the lot and transform it into a community garden. Marisol finds a small patch of her own, where she plants a large, flat seed. As Mr. Ortiz's habichuelas and Mrs. Willie Mae Washington's sweet potatoes grow, Marisol's plant stretches toward the sky. It surprises everyone and becomes the happiest plant in The Garden of Happiness.

About the Author:

Erika Tamar is the award-winning author of many young adult novels, including Fair Game and The Things I Did Last Summer. She has three grown children and lives in Manhattan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0152305823
• ISBN 13: 9780152305826
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Lambase Barbara