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How to Catch a Star
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How to Catch a Star Hardcover - 2004

by Oliver Jeffers; Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator)

Once there was a boy who loved stars so much that he decided to catch one of his very own. But he soon learns that sometimes things aren't where, or what, they are expected to be. Full color.


Summary

Once there was a boy, and that boy loved stars very much. So much so that he decided to catch one of his very own. But how? Waiting for them to grow tired from being up in the sky all night doesn't work. Climbing to the top of the tallest tree? No, not tall enough. The boy has a rocket ship . . . but it is made of paper and doesn't fly well at all. Finally, just when the boy is ready to give up, he learns that sometimes things aren't where, or what, we expect them to be.

Jeffers offers a simple, childlike tale of reaching for the stars, and emerging with a friend.

From the publisher

 Oliver Jeffers (www.oliverjeffersworld.com) makes art and tells stories. His books include How to Catch a Star; Lost and Found, which was the recipient of the prestigious Nestle Children’s Book Prize Gold Award in the U.K. and was later adapted into an award-winning animated film; The Way Back Home; The Incredible Book Eating Boy; The Great Paper Caper; The Heart and the Bottle, which was made into a highly acclaimed iPad application narrated by Helena Bonham Carter; Up and Down, the New York Times bestselling Stuck; The Hueys in the New Sweater, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year; and This Moose Belongs to Me, a New York Times bestseller. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Oliver now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
 

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  • Title How to Catch a Star
  • Author Oliver Jeffers; Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First American E
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Philomel Books, New York
  • Date 2004-06-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780399242861 / 0399242864
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.5 x 10.6 x 0.5 in (26.67 x 26.92 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 480
  • Themes
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects Stars, Friendship
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003020465
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Citations

  • Booklist, 08/01/2004, Page 1942
  • Booksense '76 Childrens Aut 04, 09/01/2004, Page 1
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2004, Page 319
  • School Library Journal, 09/01/2004, Page 169

About the author

Oliver Jeffers (www.oliverjeffersworld.com) makes art and tells stories. His books include How to Catch a Star; Lost and Found, which was the recipient of the prestigious Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award in the U.K. and was later adapted into an award-winning animated film; The Way Back Home; The Incredible Book Eating Boy; The Great Paper Caper; The Heart and the Bottle, which was made into a highly acclaimed iPad application narrated by Helena Bonham Carter; Up and Down, the New York Times bestselling Stuck; The Hueys in the New Sweater, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year; and This Moose Belongs to Me, a New York Times bestseller. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Oliver now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
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