The Masterwork of a Painting Elephant
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (980 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374348545 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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"I've never been so moved by a piece of writing before." according to AJ. I can hardly contain my excitement and love for this book. Since I've finished reading, I've been unable to stop crying. The beauty, the sadness, the love, the curiosity, the pain, the passion I've been touched so deeply by the truth and wonder in this story. It has absolutely changed my life. Everyone should read "The Masterwork of a Pai. Brilliant! The best of learning and imagination! Matthew K. Aronson The author magically melds intellectual ideas into the simple mercurial world of children's literature. This is a book for children who want animals, ideas about growing up, silliness and seriousness. It is both easy to read and intellectually stimulating. It moves fast enough to hold even young children's attention and uses language that. "amazing, poetic tale" according to E.. What an amazing children's book! Somehow my ten year old daughter and I knew when we brought it home from the library that we should read it together. It took many more nights than we expected for such a small book and we savored it. I had tears on my cheeks when I finished. Congratulations to the author for an incredible first book! I wi
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