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A quiet girl / Peter Carnavas.

Carnavas, Peter, 1980- (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

"Mary, a young girl with a meditative disposition, finds her quiet curiosity at odds with her boisterous family. Eventually, Mary is so still that she seems to fade from her family's sight. When calling loudly for her gets no result, the family tries quiet waiting instead and find both Mary and the simple beauty in slowing down to listen to the world."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1772781223
  • ISBN: 9781772781229
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pajama Press, 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: St. Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2019.
Target Audience Note:
AD530L Lexile
Subject: Bashfulness > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Individual differences > Juvenile fiction.
Quietude > Juvenile fiction.
Solitude > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Fiction.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 20 of 22 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Marion Library PIC CAR (Text) 37810435769491 Easy Fiction Available -