Henry Hikes to Fitchburg

Inspired by a passage from Henry David Thoreau's Walden, this wonderfully appealing story follows two friends who have very different approaches to life. Illustrations.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 03/03/2000
ISBN: 9780395968673
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.10h x 10.92w x 0.37d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Winner
Award: Massachusetts Book Award (MassBook) - Winner
Award: Giverny Award - Winner
Award: Bookseller's Choice - Winner
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/10/2000 pg. 98
Booklist 04/15/2000 pg. 1548
School Library Journal 06/01/2000 pg. 116
New York Times 10/15/2000 pg. 31
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 271 - Superior,Well Above Average
New York Times 11/19/2000 pg. 34
Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2001 pg. 864
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 271 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 41858 / Henry Hikes to Fitchburg
Reading Level: 2.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5