| The Waving Girl Contributor(s): Nicholas, J. B. (Author), Waites, Joan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1589801857 ISBN-13: 9781589801851 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2004 Annotation: Flora Martus lived on Elba Isle near Savannah, Georgia, in the early 1900s. Her family were the lighthouse keepers, and the little girl Flora grew up to be a light for others in her own way, waving to ships at sea for more than forty years. A bronze statue in her honor was erected on the south end of River Street in 1971. J. B. Nicholas is a retired third-grade teacher who now writes full time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2003027659 |
| Physical Information: 0.09" H x 8.5" W x 10.24" (0.31 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 84931 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Flora Martus lived on Elba Isle near Savannah, Georgia, in the early 1900s. Her family were the lighthouse keepers, and the little girl Flora grew up to be a light for others in her own way, waving to ships at sea for more than forty years. |
Contributor Bio(s): Waites, Joan: - Joan C. Waites has illustrated over thirty-five books for the educational and trade marketplace, including two previous books for Pelican: Moon's Cloud Blanket and The Waving Girl. Waites lives and works in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband, Gerard, and their three children. Nicholas, J. B.: - J. B. Nicholas is a former third-grade teacher who now writes full time. She is a member of the Society of Childrenís Book Writers and Illustrators and a graduate of Wheaton College. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her family. |