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The Wheel on the School
Submitted by SarahKate on Wed, 04/02/2008 - 16:33.SarahKate's Notes:
We listened to the audio version of The Wheel on the School (320 pages), a 1955 Newberry Winner that had all of us interested in riding in the car so we could hear it. It was really neat to hear about life in Holland, during a time when the village school had only 6 children, with only one girl - Lina. She surprises the teacher by independently writing a short composition, wondering why storks don't nest in their fishing village of Shora but they nest in all the neighboring villages. This inspires them to figure it out and they are are encouraged to spend their school time to work out the solution. It sounds dry but this is a very exciting book! This is a fantastic book about the power of hope, and the idea that it take a village to raise a child.
 | author: Meindert Dejong rating:  asin: 0064400212 binding: Paperback list price: $6.95 USD amazon price: $6.95 USD |
Why do the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina, one of the six schoolchildren who first asked the question, and she set the others to wondering. And sometimes when you begin to wonder, you begin to make things happen. So the children set out to bring the storks back to Shora. The force of their vision put the whole village to work until at last the dream began to come true. Winner, 1955 Newbery MedalNotable Children's Books of 1940–1970 (ALA)1963 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
The Five-Dog Night
Submitted by SarahKate on Thu, 02/28/2008 - 08:26. | author: Eileen Christelow rating:  asin: 0395928621 binding: Paperback list price: $6.95 USD amazon price: $6.95 USD |
When Old Betty tries to advise Ezra on how to survive the cold winter nights, Ezra rebuffs her concerns because he has his own private source of warmth.
Dance at Grandpa's (My First Little House)
Submitted by SarahKate on Sat, 11/03/2007 - 23:02. | author: Laura Ingalls Wilder rating: asin: 0064433722 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
The Little House books tell the story of a little pioneer girl and her family as they traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic books, illustrated with Garth Williams' timeless artwork, have been cherished by millions of readers ever since they were first published over sixty years ago.
County Fair (My First Little House)
Submitted by SarahKate on Sat, 11/03/2007 - 23:01. | author: Laura Ingalls Wilder rating: asin: 0064434931 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
It's an exciting day for Almanzo as the Wilder family visits the county fair in this second My First Little House Book adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic Farmer Boy. There are contests, races, and good things to eat, and Almanzo can't wait to see what the judges think of his special pumpkin. Jody Wheeler's luminous illustrations bring Laura's beloved farmer boy to life.
Roxaboxen
Submitted by SarahKate on Tue, 11/06/2007 - 16:42.SarahKate's Notes:
This book sweeps you up in the imagination of children who spend their summer building a town, Roxaboxen, out of rocks and bits of desert glass. This book is truly a favorite of my (then) 7 yo, and has been for years.
 | author: Alice Mclerran rating: asin: 0060526335 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
Marian called it Roxaboxen. (She always knew the name of everything.) There across the road, it looked like any rocky hill -- nothing but sand and rocks, some old wooden boxes, cactus and greasewood and thorny ocotillo -- but it was a special place: a sparkling world of jeweled homes, streets edged with the whitest stones, and two ice cream shops.
Adele & Simon
Submitted by SarahKate on Sun, 11/11/2007 - 20:06. | author: Barbara McClintock rating:  asin: 0374380449 binding: Hardcover list price: $16.00 USD amazon price: $10.88 USD |
When Simon’s older sister, Adèle, picks him up from school, he has his hat and gloves and scarf and sweater, his coat and knapsack and books and crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Adèle makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything. But as they make their way home, distractions cause Simon to leave something behind at every stop. What will they tell their mother?
Mama Panya's Pancakes: A Village Tale from Kenya
Submitted by SarahKate on Sun, 11/11/2007 - 20:27. | author: Mary Chamberlin Rich Cahmberlin rating: asin: 1905236646 binding: Paperback list price: $7.99 USD amazon price: $7.99 USD |
On market day, Mama Panya s son Adika invites everyone he sees to a pancake dinner. How will Mama Panya ever feed them all? This clever and heartwarming story about Kenyan village life teaches the importance of sharing, even when you have little to give.
The Legend of the Lady Slipper (Ojibwe Tale)
Submitted by SarahKate on Sat, 11/10/2007 - 21:50. | author: Margi Preus Lise Lunge-Larsen rating: asin: 0618432310 binding: Paperback list price: $5.95 USD amazon price: $5.95 USD |
Never pick a lady slipper. If any part is picked, the entire flower dies. And it grows there, in the northern woods, to mark the courage and strength of a small girl who lived long agoa girl who saved all of her people from a terrible disease by listening carefully to the whispering snow, the rumbling ice, and the dancing northern lights.
Nora's Ark
Submitted by SarahKate on Wed, 11/07/2007 - 09:37. | author: Natalie Kinsey-warnock rating: asin: 068817244X binding: Hardcover list price: $16.99 USD amazon price: $12.74 USD |
A flood is coming! When the water climbs to the rooftops, where will everybody go? To Grandma's house, of course, high up on a hill. Before long, the house is full ofpeople, chickens, ducks, pigs, horses, cats, and even a cow. There's only one person missing -- Grandpa! This heartwarming story by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock is based on a real-life event: the Vermont Flood of 1927. Watercolors by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Emily Arnold McCully capture both the sweeping drama of the flood and the comfort of a cozy kitchen filled with friends, neighbors, and good cheer.
A Chair for My Mother 25th Anniversary Edition (Reading Rainbow Book)
Submitted by SarahKate on Wed, 11/07/2007 - 08:38.SarahKate's Notes:
This Caldecott Honor book really touched my heart.
 | rating: asin: 0688040748 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
After a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save and save until they can afford to buy one big, comfortable chair that all three of them can enjoy.After their home is destroyed by a fire, Rosa, her mother and grandmother save their coins to buy a really comfortable chair for all to enjoy. "A superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of a loving family."––Horn Book.