Annie and the Old One (Newbery Honor Book)
Contributors
Illustrated by Peter Parnall
Formats and Prices
- On Sale
- May 30, 1985
- Page Count
- 44 pages
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- ISBN-13
- 9780316571203
Price
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$12.99 CADFormat
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A Newbery Honor Book
Winner of the Christopher Award
The concept of death is beautifully presented to young children in this moving story of a Navajo child’s love for her grandmother and her reluctance to lose her.
Annie, a Navajo child, resorts to extremes in trying to prevent her dear grandmother from dying. The “old one” has said she will return to Earth when she has finished helping Annie and Annie’s mother to weave their new rug, so the child does everything she can to delay the project. When the grandmother explains her beliefs, Annie understands and no longer attempts to hold back time.
Winner of the Christopher Award
The concept of death is beautifully presented to young children in this moving story of a Navajo child’s love for her grandmother and her reluctance to lose her.
Annie, a Navajo child, resorts to extremes in trying to prevent her dear grandmother from dying. The “old one” has said she will return to Earth when she has finished helping Annie and Annie’s mother to weave their new rug, so the child does everything she can to delay the project. When the grandmother explains her beliefs, Annie understands and no longer attempts to hold back time.
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“Many writers… have tried to present the concept of death to children; Miska Miles has done it with this wise story of a Navajo girl and of her grandmother.Publishers Weekly
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“An unforgettable story.”School Library Journal
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