| The Hard-Times Jar Contributor(s): Smothers, Ethel Footman (Author), Holyfield, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0374328528 ISBN-13: 9780374328528 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2003 Annotation: Based on the author's childhood, this story is brought to life with lush acrylic paintings, giving readers a touching portrait of a book-hungry child growing up in a family of migrant workers. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life - Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2002026596 |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 9.05" W x 11.38" (0.97 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 70400 Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A look at the life of migrant workers through a child's eyes Emma Turner loves books and dreams of one day having the store-bought kind, but the Turners are migrant workers and money is tight. That means "no extras," so Emma must be content to make her own stories and books. Emma has a plan, though - she's going to save all the money she earns picking apples and put it in Mama's hard-times jar. Then there will surely be enough for extras. But when Mama tells Emma that this year she has to go to school instead of to work, it spoils everything. Now she will never own a store-bought book But school turns out to have a wonderful surprise in store for Emma. Based on Ethel Footman Smothers's childhood, the story is brought to life with lush acrylic paintings, giving us a touching portrait of a book-hungry child. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smothers, Ethel Footman: - Ethel Footman Smothers lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Holyfield, John: -John Holyfield lives in Fairfax Station, Virginia. |