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Yonder Hardcover – July 29, 2002

by Tony Johnston (Author), Lloyd Bloom (Illustrator)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 45 ratings
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"Tony Johnston's verse sings when it's read aloud…Lloyd Bloom's oil paintings pulse with color, movement, and emotion." - The New York Times
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  1. Reading age
    5 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    1 - 2
  5. Publisher
    Gibbs Smith
  6. Publication date
    July 29, 2002
  7. ISBN-10
    1586851802
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1586851804
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From Publishers Weekly

First published in 1988, Yonder by Tony Johnston, illus. by Lloyd Bloom, uses a plum tree to trace the generations of a 19th-century farm family. "There comes the farmer with a brand-new bride,/ Riding down the hills that roll forever." Bloom's lush oils capture the verdant hillside and the country's untamed beauty.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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Yonder is a farmer on a jet black horse. Yonder are the hills taht roll forever . . . Come visit a time and place where one family's life began--yonder. Way over yonder, sometime in the nineteenth century, a young farmer plants a plum tree. The farmer marries, plows the land, and sheds his solitary way of life. Children, then grandchildren, are born; summer melts in to blazing autumn, into frozen winter; the plum tree blossoms and sheds its blossoms; the farmer grows old. Gradually on family's history is illuminated till it becomes as vivid as our own. Readers of all ages will be moved by the graceful simplicity of Tony Johnston and Lloyd Bloom's book. Here is a loving tribute to the family that gleans from life's ordinary passages a perennial--and extraordinary--beauty.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gibbs Smith; illustrated edition (July 29, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1586851802
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1586851804
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 8 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 45 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2023
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One of my childhood favorites!
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A. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is so beautiful and so moving I can barely read it without ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2014
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This book is so beautiful and so moving I can barely read it without choking up! The illustrations are exquisite, and even very young children will spend long moments gazing at each scene. The theme and the text profoundly intertwine of the seasons of life and the circle of life, the joy of life's gifts and the poignancy of life's losses. But parents, please don't be concerned--it is not a sad and sobering story. It is, however, a delightful contrast to the "say absolutely nothing in a snappy way" books that dominate the shelves of the children's section.

I love it so much that after discovering it at our local library, I snapped up used copies for my own house and for each of my grandchildren's households. If you find this out-of-print book at a decent price, buy it while you can!
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Natalia
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely, precious book
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2016
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I read this book to my daughters when they were very young and began crying toward the end, it is that beautiful and moving. This is the third hardback copy I found recently, so both daughters and I have our own Yonder books! :) Sweet story, lovely artwork.
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Doug Saylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Good children's book show positive traditional family life and the passage of time
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2013
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Yonder is a simple children's book. It starts with newly weds and continues through life with each big event causing the planting of another tree. By the end, the husband has turned into the grandpa and lots of trees testify to time's constant march.
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Monte
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully done
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2017
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I love this book. It is a poignant look at the life stages of a family through the beautifully illustrated cycle of a tree.
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5.0 out of 5 stars yonder, just over yonder
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2014
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This very simple story of a family echoes the story of all families. Beautifully written in a simple manner for young children. The artwork is incredible. This is a book that I want to give to my children as they marry.
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Charlyn K. Warner
5.0 out of 5 stars Understandable
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2020
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Great book about the cycle of life.
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M. Tobin
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2017
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Beautiful prose, wonderful illustration.
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SueS
5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of my favorite children's books
Reviewed in Canada on June 26, 2016
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This is one of my favorite children's books. Appropriate for helping children deal with death. So sorry that it is no longer being published.
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sheila K.
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book with lovely pictures.
Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2014
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This book came from a different seller through amazon. It arrived in less than a week. It was in very good condition although it had someone's name written in it. The disappointing part was that I had to pay postage which is just as much as the book. Its a book we needed for our Learning Language Arts through Literature homeschool curriculum and I could not find this book anywhere.

It is a very nice book for children. Lovely images and storyline. Its a simple pioneer story.
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