Monday, April 9, 2012

June 29, 1999

 

Title: June 29, 1999
Author/Illustrator :  David Wiesner
Age: 7-12

June 29, 1999, which happens to be a Tuesday, is a day no one will forget, especially the residents of Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and in particular Holly Evans. On that day, Holly, her town, and the country learn the results of her science project, sending seedlings aloft into the ionosphere: An invasion of giant vegetables. Broccoli falls from the sky, bracing itself in her back yard; turnips hit the trail in the Rocky Mountains; and lima beans land in Levittown. Holly never imagined the results would be so unprecedented in scale or so fantastical in scope. 
This book had marvelous illustrations that really make this book stand out and sparkle, and youngsters will enjoy lingering over each outrageously detailed and humorous picture. With an inventive twist at the end to bring the whole story to its logical, though fantastic, conclusion

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