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Bhadra, Sangeeta,

The nut that fell from the tree / Sangeeta Bhadra ; [illustrations by] France Cormier. - Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2020] - 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

"Edited by Yasemin Uçar"--Page preceding title page.

"This is the house where Jill plays. This is the oak that holds the house where Jill plays. This is the nut that fell from the oak that holds the house where Jill plays ... So begins Sangeeta Bhadra's The Nut that Fell from the Tree, a cumulative tale that pays homage to "The House that Jack Built," and a playful account of how difficult it is for an acorn to grow up into an oak! The story follows the acorn along an arduous journey, in which, after falling from Jill's tree, one animal after another steals it, it drops into the water and sinks to the bottom, is picked up and tossed away by a fastidious beaver, is eventually found by a squirrel who decides to bury it for later and forgets about it, leaving it in the earth where the sturdy little nut takes root, and grows and grows and grows into an oak that now holds the house where Jill's grandson, Jack, plays. The jaunty rhythm of the text ("This is the raccoon, a sneak through and through / that tricked the goose with the bird's-eye view ...") and the vibrant, humour-filled illustrations make for a lively, fun read-aloud."--

ISBN: 9781525301193 1525301195

Nat. Bib. No.: 20190213728 can

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Acorns--Juvenile fiction.
Animals--Juvenile fiction.
Oak--Juvenile fiction.
Tree houses--Juvenile fiction.
Nursery rhymes--Adaptations--Juvenile fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Children's poetry.
Humorous fiction.
Cumulative rhymes.
Picture books.
Stories in rhyme.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.B4696 / Nut 2020

Dewey Class. No.: jC813/.6