The matchbox diary
Fleischman, Paul2013
Book
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bramhall Library | Junior fiction paperback | Older Picture Book | Available |
Main title:
The matchbox diary / Paul Fleishman ; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline.
Work:
Imprint:
London : Walker Books, 2013.
Collation:
36 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm.
Notes:
When a little girl visits her great-grandfather at his curio-filled home, she chooses an unusual object to learn about: an old cigar box. What she finds inside surprises her: a collection of matchboxes making up her great-grandfather's diary, containing objects she can hold in her hand, each one evoking a memory. Together they tell of his journey from Italy to a new country, before he could read and write - the olive stone his mother gave him to suck on when there wasn't enough food; a hairpin he found on the boat; a ticket still
ISBN:
978140635535297814063437791406343773
Local class:
JFIC/FLE 5-8 YEARS
Language:
English
BRN:
2263637