In a singular first childrenâ€™s book, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser follows a plastic bag on its capricious journey from a landfill into a series of townspeopleâ€™s

Bag in the Wind

In a singular first childrenâ€™s book, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser follows a plastic bag on its capricious journey from a landfill into a series of townspeopleâ€™s lives.

One cold morning in early spring, a bulldozer pushes a pile of garbage around a landfill and uncovers an empty plastic bag â€” a perfectly good bag, the color of the skin of a yellow onion, with two holes for handles â€” that someone has thrown away. Just then, a puff of wind lifts the rolling, flapping bag over a chain-link fence and into the lives of several townsfolk â€” a can-collecting girl, a homeless man, a store owner â€” not that all of them notice. Renowned poet Ted Kooser fashions an understated yet compassionate world full of happenstance and connection, neglect and care, all perfectly expressed in Barry Rootâ€™s tender illustrations. True to the bookâ€™s earth-friendly spirit, it is printed on paper containing 100 percent recycled post-consumer waste and includes an authorâ€™s note on recycling plastic bags.
Country USA
Brand Candlewick
Manufacturer Candlewick
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber FBA-|291476
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2010-02-23
UnitCount 1
Format Picture Book
EANs 9780763630010

Bag in the Wind