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ABOUTANGELAS GLACIER
Award-winning author Jordan Scotts luminously-illustrated love story of a girl growing up in the shadow of a glacier thats always there to listen.
Angela listened to the glacier; the glacier listened to Angela.
As soon as shes born, Angelas father introduces her to her glacier. He carries her on his back up the icy expanse as the wind makes music of the snow and the water underneath. Over time, Angela gets big enough to walk beside him, and then, to go alone. She tells her glacier everything, and it answers.
But then, life gets busy. Angelas days fill up with school, homework, violin and soccer and friends. Until one day, Angelas heart doesnt sound right anymore. Luckily, Angelas dad is there to remind her what she needs: a visit to her ancient icy friend.
From the Schneider Family and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winning author ofI Talk Like a River,Angelas Glacieris a moving story about growing up without losing yourself, loving nature, and allowing it to love you in return. Diana Sudykas breathtaking artwork pulls the reader into a world of warm hugs from shining blue-green ice and from Dad, too.
An afterword from the real Angela highlights the tragic threat climate change poses to our planets frozen marvels.
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