| Three Names Contributor(s): MacLachlan, Patricia (Author), Pertzoff, Alexander (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064433609 ISBN-13: 9780064433600 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1994 Annotation: A Newbery Medal-winning author once again evokes prairie life in this book called "a gift for all generations" by School Library Journal. Here ahild's great-grandfather tells a long ago story accompanied by luminous, impressionistic watercolors. MacLachlan's well-loved books include Sarah, Plain and Tall. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 90004444 |
| Lexile Measure: 880 |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 7.86" W x 10.03" (0.26 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5547 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A child's great-grandfather reminisces about the times he and his dog Three Names went to school on prairie roads in a wagon pulled by horses. |
Contributor Bio(s): MacLachlan, Patricia: - Patricia MacLachlan is the celebrated author of many timeless novels for young readers, including Newbery Medal winner Sarah, Plain and Tall; Word After Word After Word; Kindred Souls; The Truth of Me; The Poet's Dog; and My Father's Words. She is also the author of countless beloved picture books, a number of which she cowrote with her daughter, Emily. She lives in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. Pertzoff, Alexander: - Eve Bunting is the author of numerous books for young people, including Our Sixth-Grade Sugar Babies, a Best Book of 1990 (School Library Journal), Is Anybody There?, a Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award finalist, and Coffin on a Case, winner of the 1993 Best Juvenile Mystery Edgar Award. Ms. Bunting lives in Pasadena, CA. Alexander Pertzoff is a free-lance artist whose work has been exhibited in many galleries, in both group and individual shows. He has also illustrated Three Names by Patricia MacLachlan. He lives on a farm in western Massachusetts. |