Inspired by a passage from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, this wonderfully appealing story follows two friends who have very different approaches to life.
When both agree to meet one evening in Fitchburg, which is thirty miles away, Henry decides to walk while his friend plans to work all day to earn the train fare.
Who will get to Fitchburg first?
AWARDS
THE BOSTON GLOBE—HORN BOOK AWARD | A New York Times BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR
Publishers Weekly BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR | School Library Journal BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
New York Public Library EZRA JACK KEATS NEW WRITER AWARD
ABOUT THE BOOK
Henry David Thoreau was a real person who lived in Concord, Massachusetts, more than 150 years ago. He loved to take long walks through the woods and fields and write about the plants and animals...READ MORE»
VIDEO
Watch the Weston Woods Video Clip
GAMES
