Mr. Tempkin Climbs a Tree
- Publisher
- Lerner Publishing Group
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2019
- Category
- Jewish, Religion & Faith, Values & Virtues
- Recommended Age
- 3 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- p to 2
- Recommended Reading age
- 6 to 7
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781541521735
- Publish Date
- Oct 2019
- List Price
- $23.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781541521742
- Publish Date
- Oct 2019
- List Price
- $10.99
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Description
School's out, and Marky looks forward to summer, including helping his friend and neighbor, Mr. Tempkin, with his garden. But when Mr. Tempkin's plan to thwart the squirrels that have been raiding his birdfeeder goes awry, Marky learns how special a friendship can be.
About the authors
Cary Fagan is the author of eight previous novels and five books of short stories, including The Student, Great Adventures for the Faint of Heart, and A Bird's Eye. He has been nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Writers' Trust Fiction Award, the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, and has won the Toronto Book Award and the Canadian Jewish Book Award for Fiction. He is also an acclaimed writer of books for children, having won the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, the IODE Jean Throop Book Award, a Mr. Christie Silver Medal, the Joan Betty Stuchner—Oy Vey!—Funniest Children's Book Award, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People. Fagan's work has been translated into French, Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Catalan, Turkish, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Korean and Persian. He still lives in his hometown of Toronto.
Carles Arbat's greatest treasure as a child was his box of colored pencils. One day, he even colored the walls of his parents' dining room, which got him into a bit of trouble. He is a graduate of Olot's Art School in Graphic Design and the author of nine children's books. He lives in Barcelona.
Editorial Reviews
"A satisfying, if somewhat introspective, addition to the friendship shelf." — Kay Weisman
"A gentle story with minimal intrigue and plenty of compassion highlights the beauty of intergenerational relationships."—Kirkus Reviews
