Pub Date: December 19, 1996
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 93033211
Lexile Code: 0620
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 06 to 10
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 7.50" L x 5.00" W ( 0.20 lbs) 128 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States 19th Century | Family | Blended Families | Lifestyles | Farm Life and Ranch Life | Readers | Chapter Books | Classics | Social Themes | Poverty and Homelessness | New Baby | Westerns | Animals | Baby Animals
Series: Sarah, Plain and Tall
Description: As the leaves turn brown and the river runs dry on the prairie, Sarah dreams of the lush green grasses and the blue ocean of her native Maine. When fires and drought threaten to devastate their farm, Sarah takes the children to Maine where they will be safe in this sequel to "Sarah, Plain and Tall."
Brief description:
Patricia MacLachlan (1938-2022) was the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal. She was also the author of many beloved picture books, a number of which she cowrote with her daughter, Emily.
Review Quotes:
"MacLachlan's prose is as lyrical and graceful as ever. Packed with meaning and portent, each sentence shows the careful touch of a master." - School Library Journal
"Stirring. Magnificent. Flawlessly crafted." - Publishers Weekly
"As spare as the original, the book is suffused with joy and, ultimately, hope." - The Horn Book
"Evocative." - Kirkus Reviews