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When I Was Young in the Mountains

When I Was Young in the Mountains

Celebrating 20 Years

Cynthia Rylant - Author

Diane Goode - Illustrator

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ISBN 9780525425250 | 32 pages | 30 Mar 1982 | Dutton Children's | 8.03 x 10.23in | 5 - AND UP years
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Awards
  • Caldecott Honor
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For twenty years, Cynthia Rylant's story of childhood in the Appalachian Mountains has been an enduring favorite. Growing up in the mountains is depicted with a spare, lyrical text and beautiful, tender illustrations by Diane Goode. The book was awarded a Caldecott Honor Medal.

To celebrate its twentieth anniversary, When I Was Young in the Mountains is being released with a commemorative copper-colored band.


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