| Prairie School Contributor(s): Avi (Author), Farnsworth, Bill (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060513187 ISBN-13: 9780060513184 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: It's the 1880s, Noah works hard on the family farm and roams free on the Colorado prairie. One day his aunt arrives to give him some schooling. Noah doesn't think he needs it. What use is reading on the prairie? But what Noah discovers will change his life forever. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Chapter Books |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00038834 |
| Lexile Measure: 540 |
| Series: I Can Read Level 4 |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 5.5" W x 8.56" (0.17 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - Colorado - Topical - Physically Challenged - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Cultural Region - Plains |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 46472 Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Reading the prairie It's the 1880s, Noah works hard on the family farm and roams free on the Colorado prairie. One day his Aunt Dora arrives to give him some schooling. Noah doesn't think he needs it. What use is reading on the prairie? But what Noah discovers will change his life forever. |
Contributor Bio(s): Farnsworth, Bill: - Bill Farnsworth has been illustrating books for more than twenty years. Among the many books he has illustrated for children are The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate by Janice Cohn, Mississippi Going North by Sanna Anderson Baker, and THE BUFFALO jump by Peter Roop. A resident of Venice, Florida, Mr. Farnsworth also has a website. Avi: -Avi is the award-winning author of more than eighty-two books for young readers, ranging from animal fantasy to gripping historical fiction, picture books to young adult novels. Crispin: The Cross of Lead won the Newbery Medal, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing But the Truth were awarded Newbery Honors. He is also the author of the popular Poppy series. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado. Visit him online at www.avi-writer.com. |