Percy's Museum

Name: Percy's Museum
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781773062525
Price: 39.99 NZD
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By Sara O'Leary

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Percy's Museum tells the story of a young boy adjusting to life after moving from the city to the countryside. While Percy initially misses his friends, he soon becomes enchanted by the natural world around him—watching flowers bloom, baby birds hatch, and caterpillars transform into butterflies. Through climbing trees, tasting wild strawberries and trying to catch fish, Percy rediscovers joy and curiosity in his new environment. He collects leaves, rocks and insects, and channels his experiences into drawings, eventually creating his own museum to share these treasures with others.
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This charming tale is ideal for young children and early readers who are navigating change and learning to appreciate nature. It fits well for parents and educators seeking stories that encourage curiosity, observation and creative expression in outdoor settings.

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A sweet story about embracing change, the excitement of discovery, and the wonder of nature and new friends.

A young boy moves from the city to a new home in the country. He misses his friends, but at least it's summertime: flowers are blooming, baby birds are hatching, and caterpillars are transforming into butterflies. Enraptured by the natural world, Percy climbs trees, tastes wild strawberries, and tries to catch fish in the river with his bare hands.

Percy also likes to draw pictures of what he has seen that day. He collects interesting leaves and rocks, and insects in jars. Percy discovers that being alone doesn't have to be lonely, but explorers often share their findings. So, he creates a way to share his collection with others...

Percy's Museum is a sweet story about embracing change, the excitement of discovery, and the wonder of nature and new friends.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781773062525

Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 May 2021

Country: Canada

Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Illustrated by Carmen Mok

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 238.0mm

Weight: 385g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Sara O'Leary

About the Author

SARA O'LEARY, an author of books for children and adults, has won the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People. Her notable picture books include A Family Is a Family Is a Family (USBBY Outstanding International Books) and A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid (TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award finalist), both illustrated by Qin Leng, and The Little Book of the Little Brontës, illustrated by Briony May Smith, praised by SLJ for its “exquisitely crafted text.” Sara lives in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. CARMEN MOK is a studio-art graduate of the University of Waterloo and a craft and design graduate of Sheridan College. She has illustrated Percy's Museum by Sara O'Leary, Violet Shrink by Christine Baldacchino and Grandmother’s Visit by Betty Quan, an Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Picture Book Honor title. Carmen’s other noteworthy books include A Stopwatch from Grampa by Loretta Garbutt, Cone Cat by Sarah Howden and Tough Like Mum by Lana Button. She lives in St. Catharines, Ontario.