Peppe the Lamplighter: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

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Description
A long time ago when there was no electricity and the streetlamps in Little Italy had to be lit by hand, Peppe lived in a tenement on Mulberry Street. His family was poor, and so, though he was just a boy, he needed to find work. But a job as a lamplighter was not what his father had dreamed of for Peppe. "Did I come to America for my son to light the streetlamps?" he fumed - until, one night, lighting the streetlamps became "the best job in America."
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Price
$19.99  $18.59
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publish Date
Pages
32
Dimensions
9.08 X 11.44 X 0.34 inches | 0.88 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780688102685

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About the Author

Ted Lewin and his wife, Betsy, have been traveling the world together for decades and have chronicled many of their wide-ranging adventures in books for young readers. In addition to Puffling Patrol, their most recent collaborations were Balarama: A Royal Elephant and Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia, both published by Lee & Low Books. Ted and Betsy have both won countless awards and honors for their books. Ted was awarded a Caldecott Medal Honor in 1994 for Peppe the Lamplighter. When not teaching, visiting with young fans, or traveling, the Lewins are usually drawing and painting in their Brooklyn, New York, home studios. You can visit Ted Lewin online at tedlewin.com

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