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Bigmama's
Contributor(s): Crews, Donald (Author), Crews, Donald (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0688158420     ISBN-13: 9780688158422
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 1998
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Annotation: Welcome to Cottondale, where fun, adventures, and family love await. There is the house to check out and the farm to explore during the hot, endless, wonderful days of summer. Down on Bigmama's farm, everything is just the same--and just as it should be. Full color.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States
Dewey: B
LCCN: 00000000
Lexile Measure: 550
Physical Information: 0.27" H x 9.91" W x 8.01" (0.34 lbs) 40 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Southeast U.S.
- Demographic Orientation - Rural
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Geographic Orientation - Florida
- Seasonal - Summer
- Cultural Region - South Atlantic
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 6057
Reading Level: 2.8   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

Donald Crews, the Caldecott Honor artist and award-winning creator of Freight Train, Truck, and many other classic picture books for young children, writes of his own childhood experiences visiting his grandparents in Florida. Share this book at home or in the classroom. Everyone will enjoy the memories of a perfect day in the country, exploring and playing, and the connections among family members across generations.

Four children travel with their mother, and when the train arrives in Cottondale, Florida, the summer at Bigmama's house begins Donald Crews brilliantly evokes the sights, sounds, and emotions of a memorable childhood experience.

Beautifully and richly illustrated, this is a wonderful choice for family reading and classroom sharing. A very special book by a superb artist and storyteller.--The Horn Book

A fun read-aloud, it also helps children ages 3 to 6 learn about how to share details of place in storytelling. Celebrate the bonds of family over generations with Donald Crews's evocative picture books Bigmama's and its companion, Shortcut.


Contributor Bio(s): Crews, Donald: -

Donald Crews is the renowned creator of many celebrated children's books, including the Caldecott Honor Books Freight Train and Truck. He and his wife, Ann Jonas, live in New York's Hudson River Valley.

Donald Crews es el renombrado autor de dos libros merecedores del premio Caldecott, Tren de carga (Freight Train) y School Bus. Vive con su esposa, Ann Jonas, cerca del Río Hudson, en Nueva York.