“If you spent a day with Henry David Thoreau, when you left, you would glance back in the gathering dusk and wave. You would see Henry writing in his journal by the light of his kerosene lamp. He would look up and call, 'Remember- have an adventure every day!'“
Robert Burleigh has other great historical and historical fiction books.
pickA take on “meeting“ Henry David Thoreau. Fictionalized since it is
“imagining“ what a day with him would be like, but accurate based on known habits, likes, and knowledge of Thoreau.
pick#AugustIsATrip Day 26: According to Thoreau: “Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” Reminds me of #Utopia. I especially love how the book captured the actual words of Thoreau as Minor‘s paintings navigate through this small clearing in the forest and Burleigh does justice to the man and his life, making him accessible to a younger audience. My full review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-4To
If You Spent a Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond | 
