Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson

Sidewalk Flowers

Title: Sidewalk Flowers

Author: JonArno Lawson

Illustrator: Sydney Smith

Publisher: Walker Books (2016)

ISBN: 9781406365672

Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson promote environmental responsibility, compassion and social awareness.

Holding hands, a father and daughter walk along the sidewalk of a grey city. The girl picks colourful flowers poking up through the cracks in the pavement while her father talks on his phone. They leave the dreary city behind and wander into a local park.

The girl places her flowers on a dead sparrow, a sleeping man and into a dog’s collar. As they arrive home, she places flowers in her mother’s hair and a few on her brother’s head. She keeps the last flower for herself, placing it behind her ear.

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Carnegie Greenaway Website: Sidewalk Flowers Visual Literacy Notes
Groundwood Books: Sidewalk Flowers Classroom Activities
Groundwood Books: Writing a Story Without Words by JonArno Lawson
Centre for Literacy in Primary Education: Wordless Picture Books
Book Trust: Wordless books- how to step into the picture with your child
JonArno Lawson Official Website
Sydney Smith Official Website
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