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The Carrot Seed 60th Anniversary Edition | 
| Author: Ruth Krauss
Creator: Crockett Johnson
Brand: HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS
List Price: $6.99
Buy New: $2.54
as of 9/10/2010 09:49 PDT details
Seller: thermite-media
Rating:  43 reviews
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 32
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.8 x 0.1
MPN: HC-0064432106
ISBN: 0064432106
EAN: 9780064432108
Publication Date: March 24, 1989
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Early 1973 edition of this childrens classic story book. Ages 3-6. A little boy plants a carrot seed. His parents and friends tell him it will not grow. But the boy knows better. Every day he pulls weeds and waters the ground. Until, one day, something very special happens.
Amazon.com Review
Ruth Krauss, author of A Hole Is to Dig, has crafted a story almost Zen-like in its simplicity. A little boy plants a carrot seed and waits patiently, tending to it carefully, while everyone around him insists that "it won't come up." His conviction is steadfast, however, and sure enough, a carrot worthy of first prize at any state fair springs forth from the earth. Krauss's husband, Crockett Johnson (creator of Harold and the Purple Crayon), illustrated The Carrot Seed, and while the little boy is rendered with uncomplicated lines, all of his hope, confidence, and serenity shine through. The image that resonates most strongly in this minimalist tale is the unfaltering faith of the mild-mannered little boy. Young readers learn that standing your ground in the face of opposition and doubt can often result in twice the reward expected (even thrice the reward, if judging by the girth of this carrot). (Ages 4 to 8)
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 Perseverance at a price! June 24, 2010
A. Tomar
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The small and simple story sends a message of 'keep at it' even if family members tell you it won't work. In fact, the success turns out to be way out of proportion. It really doesn't have to be that way. Looking for another book on the subject.
 Delightful book for toddlers January 19, 2010
sunny swimmer
What a sweet book! It's the story of a little boy who plants a carrot seed and remains confident that it will grow, despite the fact that no one in his family believes that it will. Each day he quietly tends to it until at last the carrot comes up (and it's a beauty). Simple text, simple illustrations, but truly charming Our toddler son adores this book, and now so do we.
 Great first book for babies December 30, 2009
Phuong-Que Nguyen (New York, NY USA)
We were given this book, along with many others for our daughter at her birth. It turned out that this book was the first one that she took to. At 3 months, she would not sit still to read books. At 5 months, she would sit very quietly as The Carrot Seed was being read to her, and studied the drawings as the pages turned, though she paid no heed to any other book. By 6 months, she regularly complained when the reading was over to demand an encore. The simplicity of language and repetitive nature of the drawings created an easy environment for her to focus on, and made the appearance of the carrot at the end wonderfully exciting. By 8 months, she would anticipate the carrot's popping out of the ground by cooing and clapping her hands before the page was turned. A beautiful, classic book.
Perfect for Children November 16, 2009
P. Holtman (League City, TX USA)
This is the 60th anniversary edition of a children's classic. It is about a little boy's perseverance and faith in a carrot seed. Ignoring grownups who say, "It won't come up," he continues to water it and pull the weeds around it. This is a perfect example of God's greatness. Planting a carrot seed is an excellent way to encourage a child to plant a seed, take care of it, and to be patient. My 5 grandchildren, the oldest is 23, still value this as one of their favorite books. I do, too! Their carrot seeds came up, also!
I memorized this book when I was learning to read October 28, 2009
Praefectus (Indiana)
I memorized this book when I was six years old. I loved having a book that was so positive, and that I could read all by myself. I'm 38 years old, and when asked what my favorite children's book was recently, I knew immediately that it was this one.
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