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The Wheel on the School

by Meindert Dejong

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ISBN13: 9780064400213
ISBN10: 0064400212
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Awards

Newbery Medal Award winner, 1955.
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Synopses & Reviews

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Why do the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina, one of the six schoolchildren who first asked the question, and she set the others to wondering. And sometimes when you begin to wonder, you begin to make things happen. So the children set out to bring the storks back to Shora. The force of their vision put the whole village to work until at last the dream began to come true.

Winner, 1955 Newbery Medal

Notable Children's Books of 1940–1970 (ALA)

1963 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award

Synopsis:

"Six school children bring the storks (harbingers of good luck) back to their little Dutch village. (A story) written with dramatic power and a deep insight into the minds and hearts of children".--Booklist. Newbery Medal; ALA Notable Children's Book.

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About the Author

Meindert DeJong is the award-winning author of many classic books for children, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Wheel On The Schooland the Newbery Honor-winning Along Came A Dog, Shadrach,and The House Of Sixty Fathers, all available in Harper Trophy editions and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Among Mr. Sendak's other popular books is his Caldecott Medal-winning Where The Wild Things Are.
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neruffine, January 26, 2010 (view all comments by neruffine)
I first read this book when I was in school, almost forty years ago. Reading it again to my boys, I can see why I loved it so. De Jong had a gift for writing both action and emotion. Even though the story is set a long time ago in a very distant land, the struggles and dreams of the main characters, all children, are real and vivid to my six- and eight-year-old. De Jong describes deep emotions and complicated situations in a way children can understand, really from a child's perspective. It's a long book, but the boys look forward to each new installment. For me, it makes a wonderful break from the entertaining but mechanical doings of Jack and Annie in the Magic Treehouse series, or from Captain Underpants! I plan to read other De Jong books to my sons. My younger son says that this is the best kids' book ever, and my oldest is planning to read it to himself.
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Sambenlanik, August 15, 2007 (view all comments by Sambenlanik)
I just read this book to my 2 boys, ages 6 and 8. They loved it. Each page was more exciting than the last. They were really emotionally tied to the characters and rooting for their success. The vocabulary is rich, some of the words and concepts had to be explained to my 6 year old. Otherwise a suspenseful read out loud book.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780064400213
Other:
Sendak, Maurice
Publisher:
HarperTrophy
Illustrator:
Sendak, Maurice
Author:
De Jong, Meindert
Author:
Sendak, Maurice
Author:
by Meindert DeJong and Maurice Sendak
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Children's fiction
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Animals - Birds
Subject:
People & Places - Europe
Subject:
Netherlands
Subject:
Storks
Subject:
Childrens classics
Copyright:
1954
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series Volume:
no. 18
Publication Date:
April 1972
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
from 3 to 6
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
7.63x5.14x.73 in. .49 lbs.
Age Level:
09-12
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