| Love, Lizzie: Letters to a Military Mom Contributor(s): McElroy, Lisa Tucker (Author), Paterson, Diane (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0807547786 ISBN-13: 9780807547786 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: In this reassuring offering, a young girl named Lizzie writes letters to her mom, who is serving in the military overseas. McElroy gets the childs perspective just right....Throughout, Patersons lively illustrations reflect Lizzies daily routine with her father and brother, while a series of maps that Lizzie draws to show her mother exactly what shes been up to and where she goes each day effectively portray a childs need to make sense of an uncertain world. California senator Dianne Feinstein provides the foreword; back matter includes tips for adults on how to help children cope with deployment separation.Kirkus Reviews |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 860 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.8" W x 9.6" (0.26 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 103152 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lizzie's mom is serving in the military overseas, and Lizzie really misses her. While they are apart, Lizzie and her mom write letters to each other to help make the separation easier. Lizzie asks her mom to hurry up and defend freedom so she can come home soon. It's hard when her mom misses Lizzie's soccer championship and her birthday. Throughout the story, Lizzie draws maps to show her mother the important things in her life--like the new ice cream store, her new friend's house, the family's Thanksgiving airplane trip to Florida, and the stars in the sky. While Lizzie doesn't know exactly where her mom is, they both can wish on the same star. |