A Nest for Celeste: A Story about Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home

A fanciful history lesson for middle graders, featuring a charming mouse named Celeste.

Celeste is a mouse who is looking for a home. Is it nestled in the toe of a warm boot? In the shirt pocket of Celeste's new friend Joseph? Or is home the place deep inside Celeste's heart, where friendships live?

Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white drawings, A Nest for Celeste is a short novel that tells the story a mouse living in the 1800s and his friendship with John James Audubon's young apprentice. While enjoying this sweet amd appealing story, young readers will also learn about nineteenth-century plantation life and the famous naturalist who was known for his paintings of birds and American wildlife.

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Published: 02/23/2010
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 7.34h x 5.90w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9780061704109
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 136738 / Nest for Celeste: A Story about Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home


Award: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/08/2010 pg. 50
Kirkus Review - Children 01/15/2010 pg. 79
Booklist 02/15/2010 pg. 78
School Library Journal 03/01/2010 pg. 116
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 pg. 333 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Cole, Henry: -

Henry Cole was a celebrated science teacher for many years before turning his talents to children's books. He has worked on nearly one hundred and fifty books for children, including Unspoken, Big Bug, A Nest for Celeste, Jack's Garden, and On Meadowview Street. Henry loves being outside, where he can sketch and write. His favorite sound is the first robin song of the spring. You can visit him online at www.henrycole.net.