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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group

ISBN-100399166920

ISBN-139780399166921

eBay Product ID (ePID)219438830

Product Key Features

Book TitleMermaid's Purse

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicNature & The Natural World / Weather, General, Lifestyles / City & Town Life, Social Themes / Friendship, Books & Libraries, People & Places / United States / General

IllustratorYes, Polacco, Patricia

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorPatricia Polacco

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight18.3 Oz

Item Length11.2 in

Item Width8.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2015-048621

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Once again, Polacco brings forth a new family story, this time about her grandmother. . . . Polacco's signature textual and illustrative styles blend to depict a folksy, bygone past. The pencil-and-marker artwork lovingly evokes the poignant memory, making this one of her most personal-feeling books. Three photos of her grandmother on the back page add backbone to the tale. Heartwarming." -- Kirkus Reviews

Grade FromKindergarten

Grade ToThird Grade

SynopsisYoung Stella loves books so much, her books begin to take over the farmhouse. "Why, Stell, you need your own library to hold those books," her pa tells her, so he and the neighbors build her one! She calls it "the Mermaid's Purse," since the midwife said Stella was born in one. Stella opens the Purse to her neighbors and travels around the countryside, sharing her books door-to-door. Not everyone gives them a chance at first, like grouchy Pig Ears Lonsberry. But farmer Dunkle sure changes his mind when information in a book saves his sick sheep. Eventually, everybody comes to love the Mermaid's Purse-so when a tornado destroys it, scattering Stella's precious books far and wide, the whole community rallies to help., Based on the life of beloved author-illustrator Patricia Polacco's own amazing grandmother, this wonderful celebration of reading and community is as exhilarating as it is heartwarming. Young Stella loves books so much, her books begin to take over the farmhouse. "Why, Stell, you need your own library to hold those books," her pa tells her, so he and the neighbors build her one She calls it "the Mermaid's Purse," since the midwife said Stella was born in one. Stella opens the Purse to her neighbors and travels around the countryside, sharing her books door-to-door. Not everyone gives them a chance at first, like grouchy Pig Ears Lonsberry. But farmer Dunkle sure changes his mind when information in a book saves his sick sheep. Eventually, everybody comes to love the Mermaid's Purse--so when a tornado destroys it, scattering Stella's precious books far and wide, the whole community rallies to help.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.P75186Md 2016