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1 Beaverton Children's Middle Readers- Newbery Award Winners

Thimble Summer (Yearling Newbery)

by Elizabeth Enright

Thimble Summer (Yearling Newbery) Cover

ISBN13: 9780440486817
ISBN10: 0440486815
Condition: Standard
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Awards

Newbery Medal, 1939.

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

When Garnet finds a silver thimble in the sand by the river, she is sure it’s magical. But is it magical enough to help her pig, Timmy, win a blue ribbon on Fair Day?

Review:

Garnet found a silver thimble in the sand by the river and she was sure it had magic, for the summer had proved exciting and interesting in so many different ways. There was the coming of Eric, an orphan and such a nice addition to the family; the building of a new barn with money loaned by the government; and the fair at which Garnet's carefully tended pig won a blue ribbon and three dollars and a half! Every day brought pleasure of some kind to Garnet of the flying pigtails, for she was bursting with energy and good spirits and she loved the outdoors and growing things.

*"This story of a Wisconsin farm sings with the happiness and contentment of a small girl whose roots are sinking deep into the soil of a loved place." — Library Journal, starred review

"Sprung spontaneously from the author's own happy experience of life on a Middle Western farm, this is a story of the sort for which there is a constant demand: one of everyday life among contemporary children. ... There is the flavor of real life... expressed with charm and humor." — The New York Times Book Review

"Garnet... is resourceful and full of gaiety.... [Her] joy in living as she watches the great blue heron at the water's edge as the day closes has to be expressed in handspring after handspring down the pasture."

-- The Horn Book

Synopsis:

Tells the summer adventures of a little girl living on a Wisconsin farm during the 1930's.

About the Author

Elizabeth Enright is the author of many delightful books for children. Her books about the Melendys (The Saturdays, The Four-Story Mistake, The There Were Five, and Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze) gained a wide and enthusiastic audience and are available in Yearling editions.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780440486817
performance Read:
Joan Allen.
Publisher:
Random House
Author:
Enright, Elizabeth
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Audiobooks
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Farm life
Subject:
Lifestyles - Farm Life
Subject:
Wisconsin
Subject:
Children's audiobooks.
Subject:
Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life
Series:
Yearling Newbery
Series Volume:
107-292
Publication Date:
July 1987
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
7.62x5.13x.42 in. .24 lbs.
Media Run Time:
032500
Age Level:
09-12

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