Getting Near to Baby
1999 novel by Audrey Couloumbis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Getting Near to Baby is a 1999 children's novel by Audrey Couloumbis. It was awarded a Newbery Honor in 2000 and is an ALA Notable Children's Book.[1] The book's target age range is for readers between the ages of 10 and 14. Getting Near to Baby was influenced by the author's personal experience as a child, as her aunt experienced the death of her child due to cystic fibrosis. At the same time a family living nearby had died of a bacterial illness by drinking tainted water.[2]
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Author | Audrey Couloumbis |
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Illustrator | Ian Schoenherr |
Language | English |
Genre | Realistic fiction |
Publisher | G.P.Putnams Sons Penguin Young Readers Corp |
Publication date | September 13, 1999 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 211 pgs (first edition) |
Awards | Newbery Honor (2000) |
ISBN | 9780399233890 |
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