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Out of the way! Out of the way!

When a boy spots a young tree in the middle of the path that runs through the village, he puts rocks around the base of the tree to protect the tree from being trampled.

Main Author:	Krishnaswami, Uma, 1956-
Other Authors:	Uma Krishnaswamy.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto : Groundwood Books, 2012, c2010.
Subjects:	Trees > Juvenile fiction. Picture books for children.

Summary:	When a boy spots a young tree in the middle of the path that runs through the village, he puts rocks around the base of the tree to protect the tree from being trampled.
Item Description:	Co-published by: House of Anansi Press.
Physical Description:	[24] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:	9781554981304 1554981301
Author Notes:	Uma Krishnaswami's inspiration for this book came from her memory of planting a mango seed as a child and seeing it grow into a tree, and also from a news story about people who planted trees in potholes. She has written many children's books, from picture books to middle grade readers to retellings of classic tales and myths, including Bringing Asha Home (CCBC Choices), The Happiest Tree (Paterson Prize finalist, CCBC Choices, Bank Street College Best Books), Naming Maya (IRA Notable Books for a Global Society) and Chachaji's Cup (Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, Bank Street College Best Books). Her latest middle grade novel, The Grand Plan to Fix Everything, published by Atheneum, received starred reviews in Kirkus and School Library Journal. She teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults and is an active blogger.nbsp;Krishnaswami was born in New Delhi, India, and now lives in Aztec, New Mexico. Uma Krishnaswamy divides her time between illustrating picture books and teaching art to young adults. She has illustrated many books, including A Dollop of Ghee and A Pot of Wisdom, Dancing on Walls and The Boastful Centipede and Other Creatures in Verse. She enjoys mixing styles of art from all over the world, but her main inspiration comes from the rich art and craft tradition of India. Her illustrations in Out of the Way! Out of the Way! are a blend of different folk styles. "I think the end result is a happy mix of black and white and colour, which reflects the beauty, chaos and confusion that is India,"nbsp;Krishnaswamy says. She lives in Chennai, India.

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