Limit this search to....

Just Plain Fancy
Contributor(s): Polacco, Patricia (Author)
ISBN: 0440409373     ISBN-13: 9780440409373
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 1994
Qty:
Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Annotation: Naomi Vlecke lives with her farming family in an Amish community in Pennsylvania. The Amish first came to Pennsylvania in the early 1700s, and to this day preserve a religious and "plain" life-style. As part of her household chores, Naomi looks after the chickens with her little sister, Ruth.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Birds
Dewey: E
Lexile Measure: 720
Series: Dell Picture Yearling
Physical Information: 0.13" H x 7.48" W x 10.7" (0.31 lbs) 32 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 83538
Reading Level: 3.9   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
A charming picture book set in an Amish community, by the beloved storyteller Patricia Polacco.

Naomi lives with her farming family in an Amish village in Pennsylvania. As part of her household chores, Naomi looks after the chickens with her little sister, Ruth.

One day Naomi and Ruth find an abandoned egg near the road. Naomi decides this special egg must be hatched. And when it is, it's plain to see that this is no ordinary chick

The girls keep the chick, named Fancy, a secret . . . until the day of their family's community working bee. On this day, Naomi is to receive a white organdy cap, an Amish tradition, as a reward for her hard work and responsibility. But on this day, too, Fancy the chick decides to introduce himself to the community

The results are a sheer delight, pure and simple. Accompanied by Patricia Polacco's beautiful artwork, this story of discovery and growing up will stay in the hearts of all who turn its pages.