Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile
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From Gloria Houston and Susan Condie Lamb comes the true story of Miss Dorothy, an enterprising and dedicated librarian who drove a bookmobile to bring books to her neighbors in Appalachia, in this companion volume to My Great-Aunt Arizona. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.
Dorothy's dearest wish is to be a librarian in a fine brick library just like the one she visited when she was small. But her new home in North Carolina has valleys and streams but no libraries, so Miss Dorothy and her neighbors decide to start a bookmobile. Instead of people coming to a fine brick library, Miss Dorothy can now bring the books to them--at school, on the farm, even once in the middle of a river
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 01/25/2011
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.01h x 10.28w x 0.37d
ISBN: 9780060291556
Age: Ages 4-8
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 143043 / Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/07/2011
Booklist 01/01/2011 pg. 113
School Library Journal 01/01/2011 pg. 78
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2011
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 468 - Recommended, Satisfactory
About the Author
Houston, Gloria: -
Gloria Houston is the author of numerous books for children, including My Great-Aunt Arizona, illustrated by Susan Condie Lamb, which was a Smithsonian Treasure, a Family Channel's Best Book, an IRA Teachers' and Children's Choices book, and an NCTE Best Book, among other honors. She also wrote The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree, illustrated by Barbara Cooney, which was an annual Publishers Weekly Bestseller and was named a Best Book of the Decade by the American Library Association. She currently lives in North Carolina.
Lamb, Susan Condie: -Susan Condie Lamb has illustrated several other picture books for children, including the beloved My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria Houston. Now writing and illustrating her own projects, Susan lives in Connecticut.