ISBN: 1338599291 9781338599299

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Recycling & Green Living

Page count: 40

<b>An evocative wordless picture book that is a loving tribute to mindful living on our precious planet.</b><p></p><b>* "Beautifully effective." -- <i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, starred review* "Deeply profound... compelling... emotionally resonant." -- <i>School Library Journal</i>, starred review* "Elevating the life of an ephemeral object to the time scale of love across generations." -- <i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review</b><p>From a tall tree growing in the forest--to the checkout counter at the grocery store--one little bag finds its way into the hands of a young boy on the eve of his first day of school.</p><p>And so begins an incredible journey of one little bag that is usedand reusedand reused again.</p><p>In a three-generation family, the bag is transporter of objects and keeper of memories. And when Grandfather comes to the end of his life, the family finds a meaningful new way for the battered, but much-loved little bag to continue its journey in the circle of life.</p>