Worksong

People at work, doing things that are so essential to us all, are lyrically depicted in Gary Paulsen's spare and elegant verse and Ruth Wright Paulsen's richly textured oil paintings. This talented pair celebrates the work ethic with sensitivity and dignity--and reminds us of the quiet grace inherent in everyday lives. ?The soft colors, spare text, and overall design of the book provide a song of praise to the unsung heroes in every child's world and to the simple satisfaction of a job well done.?--School Library Journal

About the author

GARY PAULSEN (1939 - 2021) wrote nearly two hundred books for young people, including the Newbery Honor Books Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room. 

Summary

People at work, doing things that are so essential to us all, are lyrically depicted in Gary Paulsen’s spare and elegant verse and Ruth Wright Paulsen’s richly textured oil paintings. This talented pair celebrates the work ethic with sensitivity and dignity--and reminds us of the quiet grace inherent in everyday lives. “The soft colors, spare text, and overall design of the book provide a song of praise to the unsung heroes in every child’s world and to the simple satisfaction of a job well done.”--School Library Journal

Product details

• Authors: Gary Paulsen, Ruth Wright Paulsen
• Assisted by: Ruth Paulsen (Illustration), Ruth Wright Paulsen (Illustration), Deborah Halverson (Editor)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 0 to 3
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2000
• EAN: 9780152023713
• ISBN: 978-0-15-202371-3
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 279 mm x 229 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 163 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: City and town life, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, JUVENILE FICTION: Lifestyles / City & Town Life, JUVENILE FICTION: Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) *, JUVENILE FICTION: Business, Careers, Occupations, JUVENILE FICTION: Science & Nature / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Stories in Verse (see also Poetry), JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Values & Virtues, JUVENILE FICTION: Art, JUVENILE FICTION: Places / United States