A Quiet Place

Sometimes a person needs a quiet place.
A place that's far away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life -- a place that isn't ringing or talking or roaring or blaring or playing. But sometimes that place isn't easy to find.
You could look under a bush in your own backyard, where the world seems far away...and you could be a pirate on a desert island.
Or you could sit on an old stump in the woods amidst the glittering sunlight and mossy shadows and be a timber wolf.
You could look by the sea or in the desert or in a cool dark cave, but if none of these places are right, you could come home and discover another quiet place.
Perhaps the very best quiet place of all -- the one that's inside of you.

In poetic and gently philosophical prose, acclaimed author Douglas Wood explores what it's like to find that special place where we all can think our own thoughts and feel our own feelings. Dan Andreasen brings exquisite imagination and thoughtful wonder to words that will inspire readers of all ages to seek out their very own quiet place.

Author: Douglas Wood
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/01/2002
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 12.28h x 10.00w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9780689815119
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 59133 / Quiet Place


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/04/2002 pg. 75
Booklist 02/15/2002 pg. 1023
Kirkus Review - Children 03/15/2002 pg. 429
School Library Journal 07/01/2002 pg. 102
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 349 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 349 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Douglas Wood is the author of A Quiet Place as well as the New York Times bestselling Can't Do series. His books Old Turtle and Old Turtle and the Broken Truth were both international bestsellers. He lives in a cabin in the woods of Minnesota. A studied naturalist, Douglas shares his knowledge of nature as a wilderness guide. Visit him at DouglasWood.com.

Dan Andreasen is the illustrator of numerous picture books, including By the Dawn's Early Light: The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner by Steven Kroll, which was named an ABA Kids' Pick of the Lists and a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies; A Quiet Place by Douglas Wood; and Sailor Boy Jig by Margaret Wise Brown. He has also authored several picture books, including With a Little Help from Daddy and A Special Day for Mommy. Dan lives with his family in Medina, Ohio.