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''Henry Hikes to Fitchburg'' is the first book of a series of five picture books by D.B. Johnson based on Henry David Thoreau. Every Henry book has an author's note saying which passage by Thoreau inspired this particular book. ==Henry Hikes To Fitchburg== The first Henry book was published in February 2000 and was inspired by a passage from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden. The book received overall enthusiastic reviews, with the New York Times calling it the "Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year."〔Official website Henryhikes.com "()."〕 It also won the 2000 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for picture books. It went on to be on the New York Times bestseller list〔New York Times Bestseller list from July 23, 2000"()"〕 and to earn the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award for 2001.〔"Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Winners," ezra-jack-keats.org〕 The book is available as a hardcover and paperback edition. ''Henry Hikes To Fitchburg'' is about two friends who have very different approaches to life. When the two 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 fare for a train ticket. Both friends are curious to see who will be the first to arrive in Fitchburg. Although Henry's friend arrives first, Henry has enjoyed the sights and nature during his walk to Fitchburg, has splashed in a river and eaten blackberries. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Hikes to Fitchburg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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