The Boy Who Ate America - Hardcover

Nathan Smith Jones

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1590388143 ISBN 13: 9781590388143

Publisher: Shadow Mountain, 2007

Synopsis

This illustrates children's picture book told in perfect rhyme teaches children and adults that acquiring things won't bring us lasting peace and happiness. Rather, the only way to be truly fulfilled is to feed our souls by feasting upon "the Word." He sprinkled Virginia all over the coast, Then swallowed New York like a cinnamon toast. He had Boston with beans and Houston with ham Salt Lake City with Jell-O and L.A. with Spam. He munched on the Redwoods like chips and some dip, Then washed it all down with the ol' Mississip... In a raft with his mom and nothing to do, He still felt so hungry, and GUILTY now, too! Water and water was all he could see. He still wasn't full. What else could there be? "Son, maybe your body's not hungry a bit," She said, wiping part of Detroit from his lip. "We're all hungry, Son," she started to say. "Your body and soul need food every day."

About this title

About the Author:

Nathan Smith Jones has lived all over the Western U.S. The fourth of eight children, he has a B.A. in English Literature and an imagination that he's convinced can do some good in the world. He lives in Utah with his wife and four children. Casey Nelson grew up the oldest of eight children in a Navy family, moving quite often during her childhood. She is a graduate of both Ricks College and Brigham Young University with a degree in illustration, and has worked as a figure drawing teacher in BYU's illustration department, performed in an improvisational comedy troupe, and been an aritst for video games. She currently works for The Walt Disney Company as a writer/director of video game cinematics and a concept artist. Casey lives in Sandy, Utah.

About this edition

• Publisher: Shadow Mountain
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1590388143
• ISBN 13: 9781590388143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Casey Nelson