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Leslie Barnard Booth

children's book author

BOOKS

Cover of the nonfiction picture book A Stone Is a Story by Leslie Barnard Booth, illustrated by Marc Martin. Shows mountains, birds, dinosaurs, and a sunset. Shows a rock skipping across water.

Follow a stone’s journey through time as it faces ice, water, wind, and scorching heat in this beautiful nonfiction picture book that is Seeds Move! meets A Stone Sat Still.

A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
Crystal Kite Award Winner
Blueberry Honor Award Winner
NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book
Kids' Indie Next pick
Publisher's Weekly STARRED review
Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor

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Cover of the nonfiction picture book One Day This Tree Will Fall by Leslie Barnard Booth, illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman. Shows large, old-growth tree with holes and broken branches, shows animals surrounding it and other wildlife. Butterfly, beetle, pileated woodpecker, squirrel. Blue sky in the background and green foliage above.

Discover how a tree's wounds and decay bring new life to the forest ecosystem in this lyrical nonfiction picture book for fans of Because of an Acorn and A Stone Sat Still.

NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book
ILF Read Aloud Winner
Kirkus STARRED review
Horn Book STARRED review
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Just released!
March 26, 2024

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